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Harveson Receives APS Distinguished Service Award from North Central Region
UNL Plant Pathologist's Book Offers Tales of Scientific Discovery
Specialty Crops Disease Update – 2018
January 8, 2018
Rainfall in spring and early summer 2017 was plentiful throughout western Nebraska, allowing good soil moisture for emerging crops, but also contributing to the development of plant diseases in multiple crops. This is an article from the Proceedings of the 2018 Nebraska Extension Crop Production Clinics.
Creating a Soil Disease Index for Nebraska Sugar Beet
December 13, 2017
Soil testing and a disease index developed at the university's Panhandle Research and Extension Center can help growers identify rhizoctonia risk levels of fields before they're planted to sugar beets.
5 Pre-Planting Steps to Reduce Disease Problems in Wheat
August 28, 2017
Before planting winter wheat this fall growers have an opportunity to address and manage several factors that could lead to reduced yields in 2018. Here are five steps to take.
Has Ergot Altered Events in World History?
August 17, 2017
One of the few plant diseases that can also cause direct damage to humans, ergot, particularly in rye grain, may have been a factor in several world events..
Stripe Rust Identified in Panhandle Wheat
April 18, 2017
Minor levels of striped rust have been confirmed in winter wheat from a field in Sheridan County north of Rushville. The infections occurred on only a few leaves and pustules were very small and difficult to see. Growers are encouraged to continue scouting wheat for disease; a fungicide application is not recommended at this time.
Panhandle REC Studying Sugar Beet Storage Treatments
December 14, 2016
Four post-harvest sugar beet fungicide treatments are being evaluated as part of a new research study underway at the University of Nebraska Panhandle Research and Extension Center in Scottsbluff. The study, which is looking at whether fungicide treatments can improve winter storability of beets, is being conducted with support from Syngenta and Western Sugar Cooperative.
Stripe Rust Reports in Wheat Lead to Winter Treatment Research
November 18, 2016
Reports of stripe rust in wheat continued throughout the Panhandle this week, particularly in Kimball and Banner counties. With additional sightings from central and southwest Nebraska, the disease appears to be widespread statewide this fall.