Wheat

As wheat approaches flowering, here is a final list of reminders/tips to make the most of your fungicide applications that are targeted to manage Fusarium head blight (head scab):

Agronomy News is a statewide newsletter for farmers, consultants, researchers, and educators interested in grain and row crop forage production systems. The topic for this edition is Cost-Share Grants Expanded, Evaluating Wheat Stands, Fusarium Head Blight Management, Early-Season Wheat Disease Scouting, April IPM Insect Scouting Tips, Cover Crop Termination for 2021, Maryland Circuit Court Judge Reverses Final Maryland AFO Permit, Maryland Ag Land Preservation, Pesticide Disposal Program, Pesticide Recertification Workbook, US Corn & Soybean Planting Acreage Report, Cooperators Needed For On-Farm Nitrogen Trials, What To Do With Thinning Alfalfa Stands, Weather Outlook, and Regional Crop Reports.

Some foliar diseases affecting wheat can be present early in the season. Scout fields early so you can be prepared to make management decisions.

Overview of Fungicides for Head Scab Control in Wheat

As of when I am writing this article, the risk of Fusarium head blight (FHB) on flowering wheat is very low across most of the region (Figure 1).

Troubleshooting disease symptoms in wheat.

Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a severe fungal disease that affects small grains, wheat and barley. It is particularly problematic in regions with wet and warm springs, such as the Mid-Atlantic region. FHB is caused by several species of Fusarium, F. graminearum being the most common in the USA.

Wheat Leaf Tip Necrosis Showing in Many Wheat Fields

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Agronomy Newsletter -November 2023, Volume 14, Issue 8. Topics include: Flame Weeding for Early-Season Weed Control, Optimizing Early Season Pest Management for Maryland Field Corn, Effects of Cover Crops and Nitrogen Rates on Corn Yields, 2023/2024 UME Crop Production Meetings, Soybean Foliar Fungicide Trials, 2023 Maryland Tar Spot Research, Effects of Increasing Corn Tissue Boron and Sulfur Concentrations on Nitrogen and Yield , Corn Planting Timing Effects on Yield and the Relationship to Deer Feeding , Soil Texture Relationships to Grid Sampled Coastal Soils, Nutrient Management Update, Advanced Cover Cropping Field Day, 2023 Maryland Corn Hybrid Trials, SBA Disaster Loan Program, Grain Market Report, Weather Outlook, and Regional Crop Reports