Washington State University Extension is sponsoring tours of Lincoln County research plots at Harrington on Wednesday, June 16; at Almira on Thursday, June 17; and at Reardan on Wednesday, June 23. All three events are free and open to the public.
PULLMAN, Wash. — Thanks in part to recent hot, dry weather, stripe rust has not been much in evidence in the Palouse, according to Xianming Chen, a U.S. Department of Agriculture plant pathologist at Washington State University, who tracks outbreaks of the disease. That’s good news for the region’s wheat growers, who have witnessed severe […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Scientists have reported the worst outbreak of stripe rust in recent years in Northwest wheat fields and it is being found much earlier in the season than usual. Xianming Chen, USDA plant pathologist at Washington State University, says stripe rust is developing on susceptible winter wheat varieties in southeastern Washington and northeastern […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Wheat stripe rust is developing very rapidly on Zak and several other spring wheat varieties in Eastern Washington, according to Kim Kidwell, a spring wheat breeder at Washington State University and Xianming Chen, a plant pathologist with the USDA Agricultural Research Service. Kidwell said the fungal disease has been reported in the […]