Over the past few weeks I’ve received numerous calls regarding wheat leaves and heads that have gone from not presenting disease-like symptoms to presenting disease symptoms in a short period of time. In addition to leaf symptoms (see top photo),
Over the past week I have continued to receive calls regarding the fungicide application restrictions in wheat. The specific wheat pre-harvest intervals are set to reduce the likelihood of a residue issue at the elevator. I do realize there has
Currently, the wheat crop continues to be mostly disease free. The majority of the wheat crop is heading to flowering depending on the geographic location within Mississippi. At present, the two most prevalent diseases are leaf and stripe rust.
Cotton planting in Mississippi will begin next week as weather conditions allow. Some small acreage has been planted as growers set planters; however, weather conditions up to this point have not been ideal for planting cotton. In the table below,
Mississippi Wheat Disease Update and Fungicide Decisions At present there is little to no disease in the Mississippi wheat crop. On Monday, low levels of powdery mildew were detected in a research plot in Stoneville. In addition, low levels of
One of the objectives of this program is to identify key production limitations, so the Mississippi State University Extension Service and Experiment Station can better direct efforts to develop innovations for our specific problems. This is a summary of such limitations documented during the past few years.
Our 2010 rice variety trial data is now available. We also have released our 2010 Rice Research Report. If you have questions, please let me know. Here’s the link to the research report… 2010-rice-research-report-01122011 Here’s the link to the variety
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