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Wheat Disease

fungal leaf spot disease on wheat

May 21, 2020

Wheat Disease Update – Barley Yellow Dwarf and Fungal Leaf Spots Increasing

By Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist

Septoria tritici blotch in the lower canopy of wheat

May 15, 2020

Wheat Diseases Developing, Scout Fields for Early Detection

By Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist, Robert Klein - Emeritus Extension Professor

Septoria tritici blotch in wheat

May 7, 2020

Wheat Disease Update

By Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist

wheat showing signs of disease

January 27, 2020

Wheat Disease Update

By Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist

Winter wheat field trials conducted at the University of Nebraska Eastern Nebraska Research and Extension Center in 2018-2019.

September 11, 2019

Winter Wheat Varieties for Eastern Nebraska

By Nathan Mueller - USDA NRCS, State Soil Health Specialist, Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist, Cody Creech - Dryland Cropping Systems Specialist, Amanda Easterly - Research Associate Professor, Brian Maust - Agronomy Research Technologist

August 30, 2019

Pre-Harvest Hail across Western Nebraska Necessitates Breaking the Green Bridge

By Gary Hein - Former Director of the Doctor of Plant Health Professional Program

Stripe rust in corn

August 29, 2019

Fall Wheat Disease Management Strategies to Reduce Losses in 2020

By Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist

Stripe rust and leaf rust on wheat

June 28, 2019

Wheat Disease Update

By Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist

Wheat head with fusarium head blight

June 28, 2019

Why Did Fusarium Head Blight Develop in My Wheat Field after I Sprayed at Flowering?

By Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist

Field of wheat with severe fusarium head blight

June 25, 2019

Strategies for Handling Wheat Grain Affected by Fusarium Head Blight

By Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist

Wheat leaf rust

June 21, 2019

Moisture Continues to Favor Development of Wheat Diseases

By 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)

June 14, 2019

Wheat Disease Update: Fusarium Head Blight

By 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)

June 7, 2019

Wheat Update: Diseases Are Increasing

By 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.

May 31, 2019

Stripe Rust Confirmed in Nebraska Wheat

By 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)

May 24, 2019

Wheat Disease Update

By Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist

Powdery mildew in wheat

May 17, 2019

Levels of Wheat Diseases Low, But Likely to Increase

By Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist

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

April 18, 2019

It is Time to Start Scouting for Wheat Diseases

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

Bacterial leaf streak in wheat

January 10, 2019

Wheat Disease Update: Bacterial Streak and Black Chaff

By Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist

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

September 27, 2018

Winter Wheat Varieties with an Eastern Nebraska Fit

By 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

August 29, 2018

Should I Plant Treated Wheat Seed?

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