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Wheat Disease

Wheat field

June 1, 2023

Wheat Disease Update for June 1, 2023

By Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist

Stripe rust

June 16, 2023

Update on Rust Diseases of Wheat – June 16, 2023

By Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist, Nathan Mueller - USDA NRCS, State Soil Health Specialist, Kyle Broderick - Extension Educator and Coordinator of the UNL Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator

Wheat streak mosaic on leaf

June 22, 2023

Wheat Streak Mosaic Disease Complex Found in the Southern Panhandle

By Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist, Cody Creech - Dryland Cropping Systems Specialist

Cephalosporium stripe on wheat

June 28, 2023

Wheat Disease Update: Overview of the 2023 Growing Season

By Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist

June 30, 2023

This Week on N Field: Loose Smut

Wheat variety test samples

July 13, 2023

Morocco Collaboration to Boost Wheat Research, Grad Study Opportunities

By Geitner Simmons - IANR Media

Tan spot

July 13, 2023

After-harvest Wheat Disease Management Strategies for Reducing Losses in 2024

By Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist

Partially bleached wheat head

April 24, 2024

Uncommon Wheat Disease in the Nebraska Panhandle in 2023

By Amanda Easterly - Research Associate Professor, Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist, Katherine Frels - Assistant Professor, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Cody Creech - Dryland Cropping Systems Specialist

Stripe rust on wheat leaf

May 1, 2024

Wheat Disease Update for May 3, 2024

By Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist, Nathan Mueller - USDA NRCS, State Soil Health Specialist, Kyle Broderick - Extension Educator and Coordinator of the UNL Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic

Field with wheat disease

May 10, 2024

Wheat Disease Update: Stripe Rust Confirmed in Nebraska

By Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist, Nathan Mueller - USDA NRCS, State Soil Health Specialist, John Nelson - Extension Educator, Ritika Lamichhane - Extension Educator, Kyle Broderick - Extension Educator and Coordinator of the UNL Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic

Wheat head with bleached top portion

May 15, 2024

Fusarium Head Blight Management

By Nathan Mueller - USDA NRCS, State Soil Health Specialist, Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist, Jenny Brhel - Extension Educator

Yellowed wheat field from wheat streak mosaic disease complex

May 17, 2024

Wheat Disease Update for May 17, 2024

By Stephen Wegulo - Extension Plant Pathologist, Nathan Mueller - USDA NRCS, State Soil Health Specialist, Kyle Broderick - Extension Educator and Coordinator of the UNL Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic