Thursday, August 6, 2020

Fusarium damaged kernel symptoms

In-crop scouting at the late milk to early dough stage of development in your wheat and barley may indicate potential issues with fusarium head blight.  Make sure to follow up with an assessment of the harvested grain.  Here is an @PCDMN disease info card that outlines typical fusarium damaged kernel (FDK) symptoms as well as symptoms due to other issues that may be confused with fusarium head blight damage in harvested grain.

Testing of representative samples from harvested grain by a seed testing lab can help in terms of potential grade and mycotoxin issues, while identifying possible solutions/opportunities.