Plant pathologist warns farmers to watch for Fusarium Head Blight

Warm, wet weather during wheat flowering should alert farmers to watch for Fusarium Head Blight (FHB). Nathan Kleczewski, a plant pathologist with the University of Illinois, says Fusarium Head Blight is a fungus that produces vomitoxins causing direct yield loss. “You will see bleaching typically at the point of infection. You might see heads that …

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