Articles tagged under: fusarium head blight
Hot, Humid Weather Sparking Wheat Diseases
Published July 23, 2018
Hot and humid weather increases the chance for disease to pop up in the wheat crop. University of Minnesota Extension plant pathologist Madeleine Smith says bacterial leaf streak has been showing up in grains impacted by recent hail storms. With…Risk for Head Blight Remains High
Published July 6, 2018
The risk for Fusarium head blight remains high for the eastern Dakota’s and western Minnesota. The U.S. Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative says spring wheat at flowering or just done flowering may benefit from a fungicide application.