[Fhb-update_cgp] FHB Update from KS, 06/20/19

[FHB Update - Central GP, Hard Winter Wheat]

There are multiple reports of Fusarium head blight in parts of Central and
Eastern Kansas. There are only reports of low levels of FHB from Western
Kansas to date. The disease in Central and Eastern KS likely corresponds to
infections that took place in the middle of May. The wheat in Kansas is
maturing rapidly and will soon be ready for harvest. Growers in the Central
and Eastern regions should be setting harvest priorities to focus on fields
with the lowest disease levels, planning to adjust combines during harvest
to clean out visibly scabby kernels, and making arrangements to segregate
loads of heathy grain from those with less desirable levels of disease where
possible. 


--Erick DeWolf, Extension Plant Pathologist, Kansas State University

For more details, go to the FHB Risk assessment tool at
http://www.wheatscab.psu.edu

For the latest news and updates from the U.S. Wheat & Barley Scab
Initiative, go to https://www.scabusa.org