Last week I was fortunate to share some of our wheat management work from this past year pertaining to Fusarium head blight and Stagonospora management with the Illinois Wheat…
Each year we produce a booklet of all the various applied pest and pathogen research we conducted over the past year for use by our clientele. Our 2020 book…
Now that we are nearly wrapped up with harvest, individuals likely have questions about grain storage and grain quality. One item that sometimes can be confusing is the issue…
Stripe rust is a fungal disease of wheat that can be extremely damaging under the appropriate conditions. Unlike stem and leaf rust, stripe rust is a cool season beast,…
Early planted wheat has started to flower in the southern part of Illinois. Although conditions have been cool, persistent rains continue to elevate levels of FHB risk in flowering,…
Some of the earlier planted wheat in the southern portions of the state may be fully heading by the end of this week. After heads have cleared the ligule,…
Fungicide applications are just around the corner for many people in the southern part of Illinois, whereas those of you further north may still be a couple weeks away. …
Wheat in the southernmost part of Illinois is near Feekes growth stage (FGS) 7, while areas in the mid south are nearing FGS 5. Wheat in the central part…
A note from Diane Plewa, Director of the UIUC Plant and Pest Diagnostic lab: "The Plant Clinic is currently accepting samples. We are closed to the public, and…
Each season, plant diseases may arise that potentially limit crop productivity. There are several useful maps that you can use to help track some of the most mobile diseases,…