Meriem Aoun, Small Grains Pathologist Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology Oklahoma State University According to the Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) risk tool (wheatscab.psu.edu), there is currently a high risk of FHB across most of Oklahoma, with the exception of the Panhandle (Figure 1). This elevated risk is largely due to recent wet weather and [ Read More ]

Meriem Aoun, Small Grains Pathologist Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University Wheat streak mosaic (WSM) is a recurrent disease in the Oklahoma panhandle region however, this season WSM has been confirmed in several wheat fields in Blaine, Kay, Caddo, Garfield, Texas, Harper, Alfalfa, Kingfisher, and Payne Counties. Rainfall during the latter half [ Read More ]

Meriem Aoun, Small Grains Pathologist Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University In April, wheat streak mosaic (WSM) was observed in Blaine, Kay, Caddo, and Garfield counties. This follows earlier reports of WSM in Garfield and Payne counties from my March update. Samples from these locations were confirmed to be infected with wheat [ Read More ]