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Wheat May Be at Risk for Head Scab

As we approach heading and flowering time in wheat, early flowering is the time to consider spraying fungicides to protect wheat from Fusarium Head Blight (FHB, or scab). Dr. Darcy Telenko, Purdue ...
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Monitor Weather and Potential Risk for Head Scab of Wheat

As we approach flowering time in wheat, it will be the time to spray fungicides to protect wheat from Fusarium Head Blight (FHB), or scab. The Fusarium Head Blight Prediction Center, housed at Penn ...
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Smart vision predicts wheat flowering days in advance using AI and weather data

Wheat (Triticum aestivum) is a cornerstone of global food security, and predicting its phenological stages, especially anthesis, is critical for optimizing breeding strategies and improving yields.
AG Week

Should a fungicide be applied at flag leaf or flowering wheat growth stage?

BROOKINGS, S.D. - Moderate levels of some wheat leaf diseases are developing in South Dakota due to the rains the state has received this spring. "The most notable diseases are powdery mildew, stripe ...
Science Daily

Gene could unlock big wheat yields for a growing population

A study has discovered molecular pathways regulated by a gene traditionally used to control wheat-flowering behavior could be altered to achieve greater yields. A study from the University of Adelaide ...