Timely Topics – Disease Resources

There is continuing concern for potentially severe stripe rust on highly susceptible varieties in the 2024 growing season.

Be on the lookout for Soilborne Wheat Mosaic Virus as more fields near Walla Walla have been showing symptoms this spring.

Dr. Tim Murray provides recommendations to consider for the most recent stripe rust forecast.

The WSU projects that received funding from the Washington Grain Commission in fiscal year 2024 are summarized in the 2023-2024 WSU Wheat and Barley Research Progress Report.

The first forecast of the 2024 crop year is predicting stripe rust to be severe.

In anticipation of the next growing season, Cassandra Bates shares an overview of what small grains problems were diagnosed in 2023 by the WSU Plant Pest Diagnostic Clinic.

Controlling volunteer wheat is important to minimize the survival of various insects and diseases from one season’s wheat crop to the next.

Soilborne Wheat Mosaic Virus was recently confirmed in a new location in Grant County, Washington.

Dr. Xianming Chen’s (USDA-ARS Plant Pathologist) brief stripe rust update from May 1, 2023, states stripe rust pressure is currently low, similar to last year at this time.

If you are looking to plant spring wheat, there are some things you should consider…

Because of its preference for wet soil conditions, it is advisable to check symptomatic plants in low spots in the field for yellowing, speckling, or mosaic-like patterns developing.

Follow these simple steps when submitting a sample to the WSU Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic.

Dr. Xianming Chen’s (USDA-ARS Plant Pathologist) March 10, 2023, stripe rust forecast says that stripe rust will be in the moderate range for the 2023 growing season.

The winter of 2022-23 is shaping up to be a bad snow mold year causing some growers to choose to reseed their fields this spring.

If you hold a pesticide or applicators license, you’re likely to have heard the phrase “Label is the LAW” or have been reminded at workshops or presentations to always READ the label before buying the…

Dr. Xianming Chen, USDA-ARS plant pathologist, is predicting stripe rust severity to be in the lower range of a moderate epidemic in his first forecast for the 2023 growing season released January 10. These predictions…

Planning for the 2023 small grains crop is set to begin. In anticipation of the next season here is an overview of what small grains problems that were diagnosed by the WSU Plant Pest Diagnostic.

Dr. Xianming Chen (ARS Plant Pathologist) released an updated stripe rust forecast Thursday, June 2, 2022 focusing on Whitman County, WA and Latah County, ID. In contrast to previous reports, stripe rust was common on…

Dr. Xianming Chen (ARS Plant Pathologist) released an updated stripe rust forecast last Monday, April 18, 2022. Consistent with his last update from early March, no stripe rust was found on wheat in their survey…

The Pullman-based Plant Pest Diagnostic Clinic has reopened! In June Cassandra Bates joined the WSU Plant Pathology Department as the diagnostician and manager of the Plant Pest Diagnostic Clinic. Cassandra received her Master of Science in…

Dr. Xianming Chen’s (ARS Plant Pathologist) March 7, 2022 stripe rust update says that stripe rust will be in the moderate range for the 2022 growing season. His predicted yield loss of 20-40% is based…

Dr. Xianming Chen, ARS Plant Pathologist, released his most recent stripe rust forecast for the coming season on March 15 and it’s good news: his models predict stripe rust severity in the coming season will…

With our recent unseasonably low temperatures and the early appearance of winter-like weather, I’ve been asked what impact this might have on wheat diseases. The really short answer to the question is – it’s too…

Episode 201 of Wheat All About It! features Kim Garland-Campbell, the world’s only club wheat breeder. Join Scott Yates, director of communications and producer relations for the Washington Grain Commission in, The One and Only Kim Garland-Campbell.

Harvest has wrapped up and with fall plantings on the horizon. Here is what has been submitted to the clinic for the dryland cropping system. Wheat: Rhizoctonia Root Rot Abiotic-Frost/Cold Damage Abiotic-Combination of factors such…