Manhattan, Kansas
July 10, 2008
Whether it´s leaf rust, Hessian
fly or wheat streak mosaic, plenty of maladies can threaten
Kansas wheat.
To show growers how different wheat varieties have performed in
various parts of the state, the
K-State Research and Extension´s 2008 Wheat Variety Disease
and Insect Ratings guide is now available online. The Web
address is
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/plant2/mf991.pdf.
"With the many varieties of wheat available now, it can be
helpful to know how they stood up to diseases and pests across
Kansas. The guide´s ratings are intended to help producers
select wheat varieties that will reduce the risks of yield
losses," said Extension plant pathologist Erick De Wolf.
Those pest-resistance ratings represent the results of multiple
field and greenhouse evaluations by both public and private
wheat researchers, De Wolf said.
The four-page ratings guide will also be available later this
summer through Kansas´ network of county and district Extension
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