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Wheat leaf rust

Published: June 21, 2019

Moisture Continues to Favor Development of Wheat Diseases

Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist

Figure 1. Fusarium head blight in a state variety trial in a growerâs field in Jefferson County on June 13. (Photos by Stephen Wegulo)

Published: June 14, 2019

Wheat Disease Update: Fusarium Head Blight

Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist

Figure 1. Leaf rust, powdery mildew, and a fungal leaf spot all present in a single plot at UNLâs Havelock Research Farm near Lincoln on June 6 (Photo by Stephen Wegulo)

Published: June 7, 2019

Wheat Update: Diseases Are Increasing

Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist, Nathan Mueller - USDA NRCS, State Soil Health Specialist

Figure 1. Stripe rust in a growerâs field in Perkins County on May 30.

Published: May 31, 2019

Stripe Rust Confirmed in Nebraska Wheat

Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist, Randy Pryor - Extension Educator

Figure 1. A growerâs wheat field in Webster County with low disease levels on May 23. (Photos by Stephen Wegulo)

Published: May 24, 2019

Wheat Disease Update

Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist

Powdery mildew in wheat

Published: May 17, 2019

Levels of Wheat Diseases Low, But Likely to Increase

Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist

(L-R) Wheat leaves with stripe rust, leaf rust, and powdery mildew

Published: April 18, 2019

It is Time to Start Scouting for Wheat Diseases

Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist, Kyle Broderick - Extension Educator and Coordinator of the UNL Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic

Bacterial leaf streak in wheat

Published: January 10, 2019

Wheat Disease Update: Bacterial Streak and Black Chaff

Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist

UNL variety trials conducted in eastern Nebraska are an important process to help guide growerâs variety selection.

Published: September 27, 2018

Winter Wheat Varieties with an Eastern Nebraska Fit

Nathan Mueller - USDA NRCS, State Soil Health Specialist, Teshome Regassa - Research Assistant Professor, Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist, Randy Pryor - Extension Educator, Megan Taylor - Former Extension Educator

Stinking smut (left) and loose smut of winter wheat

Published: August 29, 2018

Should I Plant Treated Wheat Seed?

Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist, Jeff Bradshaw - Director of the Doctor of Plant Health Professional Program

Inforgraphic showing how one field can serve as a green bridge for wheat curl mite and multiple viruses to a neighbor's field.

Published: August 20, 2018

Stopping the Spread of Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus

Lindsay Overmyer - Master's Student in the Department of Entomology and Doctor of Plant Health Student, Gary Hein - Former Director of the Doctor of Plant Health Professional Program

Photos of two very different eastern Nebraska wheat fields

Published: July 25, 2018

Recap of 2017-18 Eastern Nebraska Winter Wheat Crop

Nathan Mueller - USDA NRCS, State Soil Health Specialist, Jenny Brhel - Extension Educator, Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist, Randy Pryor - Extension Educator, Teshome Regassa - Research Assistant Professor, P. Stephen Baenziger - UNL Professor and Nebraska Wheat Growers Presidential Chair, Gary Lesoing - Former Extension Educator

2018 wheat field day at the High Plains Ag Lab

Published: June 22, 2018

Wheat Disease Update for Central to Western Nebraska

Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist

2018 wheat with bacterial leaf streak

Published: June 22, 2018

Bacterial Leaf Streak More Prevalent in Winter Wheat in 2018

Nathan Mueller - USDA NRCS, State Soil Health Specialist

2018 Wheat Field Day at the Eastern Nebraska REC near Mead.

Published: June 13, 2018

Wheat Update: Diseases Increasing

Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist

Wheat field

Published: June 8, 2018

Wheat Diseases Minimal

Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist

May 30 Nebraska Extension Wheat Field Day in Jefferson County

Published: May 31, 2018

Wheat Disease Update — Levels Still Low

Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist

Wheat field in Saline County at heading

Published: May 24, 2018

Wheat Disease Update: Southeast Nebraska

Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist

Wheat field 5/17/18

Published: May 18, 2018

Wheat Disease Update

Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist

Healthy field of wheat

Published: May 11, 2018

Wheat Disease Update

Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist