Stripe Rust Found in Walla Walla Area. Yesterday, we were checking wheat fields in Whitman, Lincoln, Douglas, Grant, Adams, Franklin, Benton, and Walla Walla counties of Washington. Winter wheat crops ranged from Feekes 3 to 6. No rust was found in any commercial fields in these counties.
Xianming Chen Stripe rust will be likely low this year in the eastern Pacific Northwest This unusual winter appears over, and spring comes late but suddenly. Based on the forecast models, we predict that stripe rust will potentially cause yield loss of 16% on highly susceptible varieties. This level is much lower than the 38%…
January 8, 2019 Xianming Chen A. Field survey in November 2018 On November 16, 2018, our crew was checking winter wheat fields in Whitman, Lincoln, Adams, Grant, and Douglas counties in eastern Washington and found two leaves with stripe rust (Figure 1) in only one field in Grant County near the border with Lincoln County.…