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Stripe Rust Update, June 13, 2023

Xianming Chen Rusts in the Pacific Northwest Last week, we completed collecting the stripe rust data in our germplasm screening nurseries of winter crops and took the first time of stripe rust data of the…

Stripe Rust Update, May 17, 2023

Xianming Chen Stripe rust in the eastern Pacific Northwest Yesterday, we were checking winter wheat fields in Whitman, Garfield, Columbia, Walla Walla, Franklin, and Adams counties in Washington.  Winter wheat ranging from early jointing (Feekes…

Stripe Rust Update, May 1, 2023

Xianming Chen Stripe rust in the Pacific Northwest On April 26 and 27, we were planting spring cereal nurseries and taking the first notes of the winter nurseries at Mount Vernon, Washington (WA).  The winter…

Stripe Rust Forecast and Update, March 10 2023

Xianming Chen Stripe rust is forecasted to be in the moderate epidemic level in the eastern Pacific Northwest Wheat stripe rust is forecasted to be in the moderate epidemic level range (20-40% yield loss) in…

2023 First Stripe Rust Forecast and 2022 Variety Yield Loss and Fungicide Tests, January 10, 2023

Xianming Chen A. The 2023 first forecast of stripe rust for the eastern Pacific Northwest Based on the weather conditions in November and December 2022, stripe rust in the 2023 wheat growing season is forecasted…

Stripe Rust Update, July 14, 2022

Xianming Chen The stripe rust season is over for winter wheat and almost over for spring wheat and barley in eastern Pacific Northwest.  We have completed stripe rust data collections in the germplasm nurseries of…

Stripe Rust Update, June 17, 2022

Xianming Chen Stripe rust in the eastern Pacific Northwest As the weather has been cool and wet for the eastern Pacific Northwest (PNW), stripe rust has developed and spread quickly in the region.  In this…

Stripe Rust Update, June 2, 2022

Xianming Chen Stripe rust in the Palouse Region Yesterday, I was checking fields in the Palouse region (Whitman County, WA and Latah County, ID). Winter wheat ranged from Feekes 7 to Feekes 10, and spring…

Stripe Rust Update, May 12, 2022

Xianming Chen Stripe rust has started developing in the eastern Pacific Northwest Yesterday, we were checking winter wheat fields in Whitman, Garfield, Columbia, Walla Walla, Franklin, and Adams counties in Washington.  Because of the high…

Stripe Rust Update, April 17, 2022

Xianming Chen Stripe rust in the Pacific Northwest On April 13 and 14, we were planting spring cereal nurseries and taking the first notes of the winter nurseries at Mount Vernon, Washington.  The winter plants…

Stripe Rust Forecast and Update, March 7, 2022

Xianming Chen Stripe rust is forecast to be in the moderate epidemic level in the eastern Pacific Northwest Based on the predication models using the weather data from November to February, wheat stripe rust is…

First Stripe Rust Forecast for 2022, January 10, 2022

Xianming Chen Based on the weather data in November and December 2021, stripe rust in the 2022 wheat growing season is forecasted to be in the middle range of the moderate epidemic level (20-40% yield…

Stripe Rust Update, May 28, 2021

Xianming Chen Rust in western Washington  This week, we were taking the second-time stripe rust notes of the winter cereal nurseries and the first-time notes of spring cereal nurseries in Mount Vernon (Skagit County) in…

Stripe Rust Update, May 13, 2021

Xianming Chen Stripe rust in Washington State  Yesterday, we were checking winter wheat fields in Whitman, Adams, Lincoln, Grant, Douglas, Columbia, and Garfield counties.  Wheat crops ranged from middle jointing (Feekes 6) to heading (Feekes…

Stripe Rust Update, April 16, 2021

Xianming Chen Stripe rust in the Pacific Northwest  On April 13 and 14, we were planting spring cereal nurseries and taking the first notes of the winter nurseries at Mount Vernon in the westside of…

Stripe Rust Forecast and Update, March 15, 2021

Xianming Chen Stripe rust is forecasted to be in the normal epidemic level in the eastern Pacific Northwest  Based on the predication models using the weather data from November 1, 2020 to February 28, 2021,…

2021 First Stripe Rust Forecast and 2020 Variety Yield Loss and Fungicide Tests, January 7, 2021

Xianming Chen A. The 2021 first forecast of stripe rust for the eastern Pacific Northwest Based on the weather conditions in November and December 2020, stripe rust in the 2021 wheat growing season is forecasted…

2020 Variety Yield Loss Tests

Summary of Yield Losses by Stripe Rust and Increases by Fungicide Application on Winter and Spring Wheat Varieties in 2020   Xianming Chen, Kent Evans, and Jason Sprott USDA-ARS Wheat Health, Genetics, and Quality Research Unit,…

Stripe Rust Update, July 16, 2020

Xianming Chen Stripe Rust in the Pacific Northwest Winter wheat has reached maturity, and harvest has started in central and south-central Washington.  In the Palouse region in eastern Washington and northern Idaho, winter wheat ranged…

Latest Use of Fungicides and Other Concerns

Xianming Chen Latest use of Fungicides In the recent days, I have got several e-mails and phone calls about the latest stage for applying fungicides. Attached is a list of fungicides for managing foliar wheat…

Stripe Rust Update, July 1, 2020

Xianming Chen Stripe Rust in the Pacific Northwest   During the last two weeks, we have been recording stripe rust data in our experimental nurseries at various locations, and completed note-taking of winter nurseries at…

Stripe Rust Update, June 4, 2020

Xianming Chen Stripe Rust in Pacific Northwest This week, we were completing stripe rust notes of winter cereal nurseries in Mount Vernon (Skagit County), Washington; Hermiston (Umatilla County), Oregon; and Walla Walla (Walla Walla County),…

Stripe Rust Update, May 15, 2020

Xianming Chen Stripe Rust in Washington This week, we were eventually able to travel to Mount Vernon (Skagit County) in northwest Washington to finish the first note-taking of stripe rust in winter nurseries and planting…

Stripe Rust Update, May 5, 2020

Xianming Chen Stripe Rust Appears in the Palouse Region Today, I was checking stripe rust in our winter wheat experimental fields around Pullman (Whitman County in Washington) and found stripe rust on susceptible check varieties…

Stripe Rust Update, April 22, 2020

Xianming Chen Stripe Rust in eastern Pacific Northwest Yesterday, I was checking wheat fields in Whitman, Adams, Lincoln, Grant, and Douglas counties in Washington.  Winter wheat ranged from Feekes 4 to 7.  Minor frost damage on leaf…

Stripe Rust Forecast and Update, March 1, 2020

Xianming Chen   Stripe rust is forecasted to be in the severe epidemic level in the eastern Pacific Northwest   Based on the predication models using the weather data from November 1, 2019 to February…

Stripe Rust Forecast, January 7, 2020 and 2019 Fungicide and Variety Yield Loss Tests

Xianming Chen A. The 2020 first forecast of stripe rust for the eastern Pacific Northwest   Based on the weather conditions in November and December, 2019, stripe rust in the 2020 wheat growing season is…

Stripe Rust Update, November 20, 2019

Xianming Chen Stripe Rust Observed in Wheat Fields in Lincoln and Douglas Counties, Washington   Yesterday, we were checking wheat fields in Whitman, Adams, Lincoln, Grant, and Douglas counties in Washington yesterday.  Winter wheat ranged…

Stripe Rust Update, July 12, 2019

Xianming Chen   Stripe Rust in the Pacific Northwest   During our field survey on July 9 in Whitman, Garfield, Columbia, Walla Walla, and Astotin counties of Washington and Nez Perce and Latah counties of…

Stripe Rust Update, June 14, 2019

Xianming Chen   Stripe Rust in the Pacific Northwest        In the western Pacific Northwest (PNW), especially northwestern Washington, winter wheat ranged from kernel watery ripe (Feekes 10.54) to soft dough (Feekes 11.2) and spring…

Stripe Rust Update, May 29, 2019

Xianming Chen   Stripe Rust is developing in experimental fields in the Palouse region   This morning, I was checking fields in the Palouse region.  Winter wheat was at boot to heading stages (Feekes 10-10.3). …

Stripe Rust Update, May 9, 2019

Xianming Chen Stripe Rust in the Eastern Pacific Northwest   Yesterday, we were checking wheat fields in Whitman, Garfield, Columbia, Walla Walla, and Franklin counties in Washington and Umatilla County in Oregon.  Winter wheat ranged…

Stripe Rust Update, May 2, 2019

Xianming Chen Stripe Rust Was Found in Lind, but not in the Palouse Region Last week, we were planting spring nurseries and recording the first set of stripe rust data in winter nurseries at Mount…

Stripe Rust Update, April 18, 2019

Xianming Chen Stripe rust found in the Walla Walla area   Yesterday, we were checking wheat fields in Whitman, Lincoln, Douglas, Grant, Adams, Franklin, Benton, and Walla Walla counties of Washington.  Winter wheat crops ranged…

Stripe Rust Forecast and Update, March 22, 2019

Xianming Chen Stripe rust will likely be low this year in the eastern Pacific Northwest This unusual winter appears over, and spring comes late but suddenly. Based on the forecast models, we predict that stripe…

Stripe Rust Update, January 8, 2019 and 2018 Fungicide and Variety Yield Loss Test

Xianming Chen A. Field survey in November 2018 On November 16, 2018, our crew was checking winter wheat fields in Whitman, Lincoln, Adams, Grant, and Douglas counties in eastern Washington and found two leaves with…

Stripe Rust Update, June 16, 2018

Xianming Chen Wheat Stripe Rust In the Pacific Northwest, most fields of winter wheat have passed the flowering stage, and some winter wheat fields have reached the ripening stage.  In general, winter wheat crops are…

Stripe Rust Update, June 1, 2018

Xianming Chen Stripe Rust Is Low in the Palouse Region of Washington and Idaho Yesterday, we were checking wheat fields in the Whitman county of Washington and Latah county of Idaho.  Winter wheat ranged from…

Stripe Rust Update, May 8, 2018

Xianming Chen Stripe Rust is Generally Low in the Eastern Washington, but Starts Appearing in the Palouse Region Yesterday, we were checking wheat fields in Adams, Lincoln, Douglas, Grant, and Whitman counties of Washington. Winter…

Stripe Rust Update, April 10, 2018

Xianming Chen Stripe Rust in Eastern Washington and Eastern Oregon Yesterday, we were checking wheat fields in Whitman, Garfield, Columbia, Walla Walla, Benton, Franklin, and Adams counties of Washington and the Umatilla County of Oregon.…

Stripe Rust Forecast and Update, March 8, 2018

 Xianming Chen Stripe rust will be likely to reach a normal epidemic level in the eastern Pacific Northwest Based on the forecast models using the weather data from November 2017 to February 2018, stripe rust…

Stripe Rust Update, January 3, 2018

2017 Fungicide and Variety Yield Loss Tests and 2018 First Stripe Rust Forecast Xianming Chen A. Yield losses caused by stripe rust and increases by fungicide application on wheat varieties tested in 2017 Stripe rust…

Stripe Rust Update, July 11, 2017

Xianming Chen Rusts in the Palouse Region We were checking fields of wheat and barley in the Palouse region (including Whitman County of Washington and Latah County of Idaho) on July 7, 2017.  Winter wheat…

Stripe Rust Update, June 16, 2017

Xianming Chen Wheat Stripe Rust In the Pacific Northwest, winter wheat in most areas has passed the flowering stage.  Thanks to planting of resistant varieties and widely use of fungicides in the early season with…

Stripe Rust Update, May 19, 2017

Xianming Chen This update reports: Barley leaf rust first find in the east of the Cascade Mountain range in the PNW, Barley stripe rust, and Wheat stripe rust, including data of the 2017 Winter Wheat…

Stripe Rust Update, May 5, 2017

Xianming Chen Stripe Rust in the Pacific Northwest On May 2-3, we were planting spring nurseries and take stripe rust notes in Mount Vernon (Skagit County), WA.  Winter wheat ranged Feekes 5 to 7.  As…

Stripe Rust Update, April 6, 2017

Xianming Chen Stripe Rust is widely occurring in the Pacific Northwest On April 5, we were checking wheat fields in Whitman, Garfield, Columbia, Walla Walla, Benton, Franklin, and Adams counties of Washington and Umatilla County…

Stripe Rust Forecast and Update, March 9, 2017

Xianming Chen  Stripe rust will be likely severe in the eastern Pacific Northwest Based on the forecast models using the temperature data from November 2016 to February 2017, stripe rust will potentially cause yield loss…

Stripe Rust Update, January 13, 2017

First Forecast of Stripe Rust for 2017 and 2016 Fungicide and Variety Yield Loss Tests Xianming Chen First forecast for the eastern PNW in 2017 The current forecast is that highly susceptible winter wheat varieties…

Stripe Rust Update, 2016 Stripe Rust Summary

Xianming Chen Stripe Rust of Wheat In 2016, stripe rust was widespread in North America including Mexico, Canada, and the United States.  In the United States, stripe rust was reported in 31 states (Texas, Oregon,…

Stripe Rust Update, November 9, 2016

Widespread Stripe Rust Infection on Winter Wheat in Washington Xianming Chen We were checking wheat fields in Whitman, Lincoln, Adams, Grant, Douglas, and Benton counties in eastern Washington yesterday and observed stripe rust in every…

Stripe Rust Update, June 17, 2016

Xianming Chen Stripe Rust of Wheat Based on field survey in Adams and Whitman counties of Washington yesterday, wheat crops have been progressing fast since the last update on May 26.  Winter wheat ranged from…

Stripe Rust Update, May 26, 2016

Xianming Chen Stripe rust in the Pacific Northwest We were checking wheat and barley fields yesterday in Latah County of Idaho and Whitman, Spokane, Lincoln, Grant, Douglas, and Adams counties of Washington.  Winter wheat ranged…

Stripe Rust Update, May 5, 2016

Xianming Chen Stripe rust in the Pacific Northwest Stripe rust has been spreading and developing quickly since the last update on April 13.  The disease is now everywhere in the Pacific Northwest.  When we took…

Stripe Rust Update, April 13, 2016

Xianming Chen Stripe Rust in the Pacific Northwest On April 7, I was checking wheat fields in Whitman, Garfield, Walla Walla, and Franklin counties of Washington and Umatilla County of Oregon.  Winter wheat ranged from…

Stripe Rust Update, March 31, 2016

Xianming Chen Wheat stripe rust in Washington Yesterday, we were checking wheat fields in Whitman, Lincoln, Adams, and Franklin counties in eastern Washington.  Winter wheat ranged from Feekes 2 to 6.  With the good moisture…

Stripe Rust Forecast and Update, March 4, 2016

Xianming Chen Severe stripe rust forecasted for the eastern Pacific Northwest Based on our forecast models using the weather conditions from November 2015 to February 2016, stripe rust will potentially cause yield loss of 53%…

Stripe Rust Update, June 25, 2015

Xianming Chen Stripe rust in Washington Based on field observations in this week, winter wheat ranged from milk to ready to harvest and spring wheat from heading to soft dough stage depending upon locations.  We…

Stripe Rust Update, June 11, 2015

Xianming Chen Stripe rust in eastern Washington We were checking wheat and barley fields in eastern Washington yesterday and today.  Winter wheat ranged from flowering (Feekes 10.5) to dough stage (Feekes 11), and spring wheat…

Stripe Rust Update, May 21, 2015

Xianming Chen Stripe rust in the PNW Yesterday, we were checking wheat and barley fields in eastern Washington.  Winter wheat ranged from late jointing (Feekes 8) to flowering (Feekes 10.5) and mostly in boot to…

Stripe Rust Update, April 29, 2015

Xianming Chen Stripe Rust Occurring in the Palouse Region Stripe rust was first observed as a single rusting leaf in the susceptible spreader rows in one of our winter wheat experiment field on Whitlow Farm…

Stripe Rust Update, April 10, 2015

Xianming Chen Stripe Rust in the PNW We were checking wheat fields in Washington and northeastern Oregon on April 9, 2015.  Winter wheat ranged from early jointing (Feekes 4) to late jointing (Feekes 9), and…

Stripe Rust Forecast and Update, March 5, 2015

Xianming Chen Stripe rust forecast for the eastern Pacific Northwest Based on our forecast models using the weather conditions from November 2014 to February 2015, stripe rust will be likely severe (40-60% yield loss on…

Stripe Rust Update, January 8, 2015

First Forecast of Stripe Rust for 2015 and 2014 Yield Losses Xianming Chen Forecast for 2015 The current forecast is that highly susceptible winter wheat varieties would have 38% yield loss, in the high end…

Stripe Rust Update, July 3, 2014

Xianming Chen Stripe rust in the Palouse region I was check fields in the Palouse region (Whitman and Spokane counties of Washington and Latah County of Idaho.  Winter wheat ranged from flowering to soft dough,…

Stripe Rust Update, May 23, 2014

Xianming Chen Wheat Stripe Rust in the Pacific Northwest On May 21, I was checking fields in the Palouse region including Whitman County of Washington and Latah County of Idaho.   Winter wheat ranged from middle…

Stripe Rust Update, April 25, 2014

Xianming Chen Eastern PNW On April 23, we were checking wheat fields in Whitman, Garfield, Columbia, Walla Wall, Benton, Franklin, Grant, Douglas, and Lincoln counties in Washington State. Winter wheat ranged from Feekes 4 to…

Stripe Rust Update, March 13, 2014

Stripe Rust Forecast and Update Xianming Chen Prediction of potential stripe rust damage for the PNW Using a series of forecast models (Sharma-Poudyal and Chen, Phytopathology 101:544-554, 2011) based on various weather parameters from November,…

Stripe Rust Update, January 3, 2014

First Forecast of Stripe Rust for 2014 Wheat Crop Xianming Chen Happy New Year! As we are heading into 2014, you may be wondering how bad stripe rust is going to be in the coming…

Stripe Rust Update, January 2, 2013

First Forecast of Stripe Rust for the Pacific Northwest in 2013 Xianming Chen Based on the 2012 December temperatures, stripe rust yield loss on highly susceptible winter wheat cultivars is predicted to be 41%, which…

Stripe Rust Update, March 8, 2013

Stripe Rust Forecast and Update Xianming Chen Field survey in Washington On March 7, we were checking wheat fields in Whitman, Columbia, Walla Walla, Benton, Franklin, and Adams counties in eastern Washington. Winter wheat plants…

Stripe Rust Update, April 4, 2013

Xianming Chen Wheat stripe rust in Washington We were check wheat fields in Whitman, Adams, Lincoln, Franklin, and Benton counties in eastern Washington, along Highways 23 and 21, the border of Adams and Lincoln counties,…

Stripe Rust Update, May 3, 2013

Xianming Chen Wheat stripe rust in Washington and Northeastern Oregon We were checking wheat fields in Washington and northeastern Oregon on April 30 – May 3. Winter wheat ranged from Feeks 5 to 9. In…

Stripe Rust Update, May 24, 2013

Xianming Chen Stripe rust in the Palouse region of Washington and Idaho Yesterday, I was checking wheat fields in the Palouse region of Washington and Idaho. Winter wheat ranged from jointing (Feeks 7) to heading…

Stripe Rust Update, June 27, 2013

Xianming Chen Stripe rust in the Pacific Northwest The large-scale and good amount of precipitation from last week to yesterday in eastern Washington, eastern Oregon, and northern Idaho has stopped the drought conditions and will…

Stripe Rust Update, August 9, 2013

Xianming Chen Rusts in the PNW Wheat stripe rust. As winter wheat crop has been harvesting and spring crop reached dough stage, the rust season is basically over. Stripe rust was active in northern California…

Stripe Rust Update, January 2, 2012

First Forecast of Stripe Rust for the Pacific Northwest in 2012 Xianming Chen Based on the 2011 December temperatures, stripe rust yield loss on highly susceptible winter wheat cultivars is predicted to be 47%. The…

Stripe Rust Update, March 5, 2012

Stripe Rust Forecast and Update Xianming Chen Field survey On March 1, I was checking wheat fields in Whitman, Columbia, Walla Walla, Benton, and Franklin counties in Washington, mostly south of Highway 26. Plants ranged…

Stripe Rust Update, April 4, 2012

Xianming Chen Stripe rust found in eastern Washington and Management Recommendation Yesterday (April 3) was the second nice spring day in much of the eastern Washington and the weather was back to winter late last…

Stripe Rust Update, April 24, 2012

Stripe Rust Update and Forecast Xianming Chen Stripe Rust in the Western U.S. In the Pacific Northwest (PNW), stripe rust this year has been much lower than the rust development in 2011, except for northwestern…

Stripe Rust Update, May 23, 2012

Xianming Chen Wheat Stripe Rust in eastern Washington and eastern Oregon Yesterday, I was checking wheat fields in Whitman, Columbia, Walla Walla, Benton, Franklin, and Adams counties of Washington and the Pendleton and Hermiston areas…

Stripe Rust Update, June 8, 2012

Xianming Chen Stripe rust is developing in Washington and northern Idaho Over the past two weeks since the last update on May 23, stripe rust has developed to significant levels in south-central, central and eastern…

Stripe Rust Update, June 28, 2012

Xianming Chen Stripe rust on winter wheat Winter wheat has generally passed flowering stage with some fields close to maturity and the stripe rust management season has been basically over in eastern Washington and northern…

Stripe Rust Update, July 27, 2012

Xianming Chen Stripe rust on winter wheat The stripe rust season is basically over, but stem rust and leaf rust have become a problem in eastern Washington and northern Idaho. On July 12, few stem…

Stem Rust Update, August 13, 2012

Xianming Chen Stem Rust Update and Recommendations Stem rust survey Stem rust of wheat and barley has been widespread in eastern Washington and northern Idaho (Fig.1 and Fig. 2). The disease has been the most…

Stripe Rust Update, February 18, 2011

Stripe Rust Starts Developing in the Pacific Northwest Xianming Chen Stripe rust of wheat has waked up much earlier this year than last year in the Pacific Northwest and may not have slept in the…

Stripe Rust Update, March 18, 2011

Xianming Chen Stripe rust has survived the cold February and started actively growing in many locations in the southeastern and central Washington. Yesterday, we checked wheat fields in counties of Garfield, Columbia, Walla Walla, Benton,…

Stripe Rust Update, April 15, 2011

Xianming Chen Yesterday, I was checking stripe rust in wheat fields in northern Idaho and eastern and central Washington. Only a few spring wheat fields have been planted and some with plants just emerged in…

Stripe Rust Update, May 20, 2011

Xianming Chen We were checking wheat fields yesterday in Latah county, ID and Whitman, Adam, Lincoln, and Grant countries, WA along highways 95, 27, 271, Pine City-Malden, 23, Mohler Rd, 28, 17, 170, 21, and…

Stripe Rust Update, June 23, 2011

Xianming Chen Wheat stripe rust With the relatively warm weather in the last couple of weeks, stripe rust of wheat has developed fast in most part of the PNW, especially in the Palouse region (Whitman…

Stripe Rust Update, November 4, 2011

Stripe Rust Fall Infection in the PNW Xianming Chen On November 3, we were checking stripe rust infection in winter wheat fields along Highway 23, Platter Rd, Doerschlag Rd, Lake Rd, Stromberger Rd, and Danekas…

Stripe Rust Update, March 19, 2010

Xianming Chen No stripe rust found in eastern Washington On March 16, I was checking wheat fields in Walla Walla, Horse Heaven Hills, and Kahlotus areas in eastern Washington and did not found any rust,…

Stripe Rust Update, April 17, 2010

Xianming Chen Rusts in western Washington We completed the first rust note-taking for the winter nurseries at Mt. Vernon on April 14. Wheat and barley were in mid jointing stage (Feekes 6-7). Both stripe rusts…

Stripe Rust Update, April 29, 2010

Xianming Chen Stripe rust starts developing in Walla Walla. Today, I was checking wheat fields in the Connell (Franklin County), Horse Heaven Hills (Benton County), and Walla Walla (Walla Walla County) areas. Stripe rust was…

Stripe Rust Update, May 20, 2010

Xianming Chen Stripe rust shows up in the Palouse Region Yesterday, we were checking for stripe rust in the Palouse region (Whitman County, southeastern WA). Winter wheat was in the middle of jointing stage (Feekes…

Stripe Rust Alert, June 4, 2010

Rust Alert Xianming Chen This is an urgent alert on stripe rust for wheat growers in eastern Washington, eastern Oregon, and northern Idaho. In the past week, there were many reports of stripe rust in…

Stripe Rust Update, June 8, 2010

Stripe Rust Update and Recommendations Xianming Chen We were checking wheat and barley fields in Garfield, Columbia, Whitman, and Spokane counties in Washington and Latah County in Idaho yesterday and today. Stripe rust was widespread.…

Stripe Rust Update, June 18, 2010

Xianming Chen Stripe Rust of Wheat As winter and spring wheat crops are progressing, fungicide application for control stripe rust on winter wheat crop has almost reached the end and has started on spring wheat…

Stripe Rust Update, July 2, 2010

Xianming Chen Stripe Rust of Wheat With the majority of fields have been sprayed with fungicides, winter wheat crops have reached stages by which fungicides may no longer be applied. Head infection is more common…

Stripe Rust Update, July 8, 2010

Some Issues Related to Stripe Rust in the PNW 7/8/10 Xianming Chen Currently, there are some issues on stripe rust The rust season has not been over yet. As hot and dry weather has finally…

Stem Rust Update, August 19, 2010

Significant Stem Rust in the Palouse Region Xianming Chen Wheat stem rust occurred again in the Palouse region (Whitman Co. of Washington and Latah Co. of Idaho) this year. As reported previously, the barberry bushels…

Stripe Rust Update, November 10, 2010

Xianming Chen With the weather conditions, warm and moist, so far this fall, we expect to see stripe rust in early planted winter wheat fields. Yesterday, we were checking fields in the Walla Walla and…

Stripe Rust Update, April 17, 2009

Stripe Rust Found in Horse Heaven Hills and Walla Walla 4/17/09 Xianming Chen Yesterday, I was checking wheat fields in the Connell and Horse Heaven Hills areas (south-central Washington). Winter wheat crop ranged from early…

Stripe Rust Update, May 21, 2009

Update of Stripe Rust and Other Wheat Diseases Xianming Chen I was checking wheat fields in eastern Washington and northeastern Oregon on May 19 and 20. Winter wheat crop in the Palouse area (Whitman County,…

Stripe Rust Update, June 26, 2009

Xianming Chen The Pacific Northwest (PNW) Wheat Stripe Rust Wheat stripe rust has developed quite rapidly in the Palouse region (Whitman County of Washington and Latah County of Idaho) since it was first observed near…

Stripe Rust Update, July 2, 2009

Stripe Rust Is Developing in Spring Wheat Fields Xianming Chen Stripe rust was found in commercial fields of spring wheat in the Dayton area and the Palouse region. Although rust incidences were generally low (1-5%),…

Stripe Rust Update, April 9, 2008

Xianming Chen Stripe rust in eastern Washington Spring is taking baby steps to come to the Pacific Northwest. The Palouse region in eastern Washington, especially the Pullman campus of Washington State University, received several inches…

Stripe Rust Update, April 30, 2008

Xianming Chen I was checking fields in Central Ferry, Walla Walla, Horse Heaven Hills, and Connell areas yesterday. Stripe rust has become easy to find in the Horse Heaven Hills area. Some early planted fields…

Stripe Rust Update, June 4, 2008

Xianming Chen With the frequent precipitations since the middle of May, wheat and barley crops have been growing much better throughout eastern Washington, northeastern Oregon and northern Idaho. Today, I was checking fields in these…

Stripe Rust Update, June 17, 2008

Xianming Chen The heavy snow in the Palouse region in the morning of June 10 signified the unusually cool weather conditions by then in the Pacific Northwest (PNW). Since then, it has been warming up…

Stripe Rust Update, July 2, 2008

Xianming Chen Stripe rust has still taken a slow pace for developing in the Pacific Northwest due to the low temperatures before mid June and the recent dry and hot weather conditions. Winter wheat reached…

Stripe Rust Alert, April 17, 2007

Xianming Chen Wheat stripe rust is developing in Horse Heaven Hills Today, I was checking wheat fields in the Horse Heaven Hills. Winter wheat crop ranges from stage 4 to 6. Stripe rust was found…

Stripe Rust Update, April 20, 2007

Hello, everyone: When we were driving back from Mt. Vernon after planting spring nurseries on April 20, we checked winter wheat fields along HW 26. We found one leaf with stripe rust pustules starting sporulation…

Stripe Rust Update, May 17, 2007

Xianming Chen I was checking wheat fields and experimental nurseries on May 16 and 17 in Whitman, Garfield, Columbia, Walla Walla, Benton, Franklin, and Adams counties in Washington. Winter wheat crop ranged from stem elongation…

Stripe Rust Update, June 8, 2007

Xianming Chen Yesterday, I was checking wheat fields in the Othello and Lind areas in Adams county and Whitman county. With the recent moist and cool weather conditions, both winter wheat and spring wheat crops…

Stripe Rust Update, June 17, 2007

Differentiation of Physiological Leaf Spot from Stripe Rust and Other Diseases Xianming Chen and Richard Koenig Recently, physiological leaf spot (PLS) has been showing up in some winter and spring wheat fields. I have heard…

Stripe Rust Summary, July 13, 2007

Xianming Chen Due to the hot and dry weather conditions in the first two weeks of July, the stripe rust season in most part of the Pacific Northwest is almost over. Similar to 2006, stripe…

Stripe Rust Update, March 12, 2006

Stripe Rust Forecast for the Pacific Northwest Xianming Chen As the spring is around corner, many of you may be wondering if we will have stripe rust problem this year. We have conducted stripe rust…

Stripe Rust Update, April 14, 2006

Rust Update in California, Oregon, and Washington Xianming Chen Dr. McIntosh (from the Plant Breeding Institute, University of Sydney, Australia) and I were checking rusts on wheat, barley, and grasses in California, Oregon and Washington…

Stripe Rust Update, April 23, 2006

Xianming Chen As we were checking wheat fields on April 20, we found stripe rust in Horse Heaven Hills and Walla Walla. In both areas, stripe rust was just starting in early planted winter wheat…

Stripe Rust Update, May 17, 2006

Xianming Chen I was checking wheat fields on May 15 and 16 in eastern Washington, northern Idaho, and northeastern Oregon. Winter crops varied from the stem elongation stage to flowering. Spring crops varied from just…

Stripe Rust Update, May 31, 2006

Wheat Stripe Rust Starts Developing in the Palouse Region Xianming Chen As I was checking wheat fields in the Palouse region today, winter wheat ranged from early boot to heading stages. I found stripe rust…

Stripe Rust Update, June 20, 2006

Xianming Chen It is time to check your wheat fields for stripe rust. The pathogen is widespread in eastern Pacific Northwest. By June 16, stripe rust reached 30% of severity on susceptible winter wheat entries…

Stripe Rust Update, April 18, 2005

Xianming Chen Wheat stripe rust has been reported in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Alabama, California, Oregon, and Washington. In the first week of April, susceptible entries had severity levels of 100% in stripe rust…

Stripe Rust Alert, April 21, 2005

Xianming Chen Stripe rust is developing rapidly in the Pacific Northwest Thanks to the good moisture in the past three weeks. The winter wheat crop looks good throughout south central and southeastern Washington and northeastern…

Stripe Rust Update, May 5, 2005

Xianming Chen Wheat stripe rust is widely present in the Pacific Northwest and is severely damaging susceptible winter wheat crops in the Willamette Valley, Oregon and the Horse Heaven Hill, Washington. Yesterday, I was checking…

Stripe Rust Alert, May 18, 2005

Xianming Chen Wheat stripe rust is almost everywhere in the Pacific Northwest and barley stripe rust starts showing up in eastern Washington. I was checking fields for rust yesterday mainly in Whitman County. Our crew…

Cereal Disease Update, June 17, 2005

Xianming Chen Winter wheat is maturing from northeastern Oregon to central Washington, and ranges from milk to soft dough stages in eastern Washington and northern Idaho. Spring wheat ranges from late stem elongation stage to…

Stripe Rust Update, June 23, 2005

Xianming Chen The spring wheat crop, ranging from boot to flowering stage, reaches the critical time for fungicide application. Many fields of spring wheat have already sprayed with fungicides. If a field of susceptible variety…

Stripe Rust Update, March 12, 2004

Xianming Chen In northwestern Washington, winter wheat crops are in late tillering to early jointing stage. Stripe rust is developing in our rust nurseries in Mt. Vernon and commercial fields in Skagit County. On March…

Stripe Rust Update April 14, 2004

Xianming Chen The Pacific Northwest Stripe rust is developing on winter wheat and barley in experimental nurseries in Mt Vernon, Washington and Corvallis, Oregon. Stripe rust also was found in commercial winter wheat fields in…

Stripe Rust Update, May 6, 2004

Stripe Rust Is Developing on Winter Wheat in Central Washington and Northeastern Oregon Xianming Chen Stripe rust started showing up in the last week of April on winter wheat in experimental plots near Hermiston (Umatilla…

Stripe Rust Update, June 3, 2004

Wheat Stripe Rust Is Severe in ‘Hatton’ Fields in Central Washington and Starts Developing in the Palouse Region Xianming Chen With frequent rains/showers in the last three weeks, wheat crops look much better in central…

Stripe Rust Update, June 16, 2004

Stripe Rust Update and Fungicide Application Xianming Chen Wheat stripe rust is now almost everywhere in Washington, western and northeastern Oregon, and northern Idaho with various severity levels. I was checking commercial fields in Whitman…

Stripe Rust Update, March 25, 2003

Xianming Chen Wheat stripe rust is developing in Texas, Louisiana, California, and western Washington. In Texas, severe stripe rust epidemic is widespread. The major cultivars, especially ‘Coronado’ that is grown about 80-90% of the 350,000…

Stripe Rust Update, April 26, 2003

Stripe Rust is Developing on Susceptible Winter Wheat in Franklin County 4/26/03 Xianming Chen I was checking wheat fields for stripe rust in southeastern Washington and northeastern Oregon on April 25. Stripe rust is developing…

Stripe Rust Update, May 9, 2003

Xianming Chen On May 8, I was checking fields for stripe rust in Whitman, Garfield, Columbia, Walla Walla, and Adams counties along Highway 26, 127, 12, 395, 260, 17, and 21. I found various levels…

Stripe Rust Update, May 16, 2003

Stripe Rust is Developing on Irrigated Spring Wheat Xianming Chen Since stripe rust was first observed on spring wheat in eastern Washington on May 8, the disease has been developing rapidly in irrigated spring wheat…

Stripe Rust Update, May 30, 2003

Xianming Chen Keynotes in this report: Stripe rust is developing quickly on susceptible hard red winter wheat in the Palouse region. The club wheat ‘Edwin’ has stripe rust not seen before. Barley stripe rust is…

Stripe Rust Update, June 13, 2003

Time to Watch Closely on Spring Wheat Fields for Stripe Rust and Apply Fungicides Xianming Chen Stripe rust is developing rapidly in susceptible spring wheat fields in eastern Washington. On June 12, various levels of…

Stripe Rust Update, June 25, 2003

Stripe Rust on Volunteer Plants in Winter Wheat Fields Xianming Chen Stripe rust is widely occurring in spring wheat fields planted with susceptible varieties in eastern Washington and Northern Idaho. Some fields have been sprayed…

Stripe Rust Update, June 13, 2002

Dear everyone: Whether wheat stripe rust (Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici) will cause problems on barley and barley stripe rust (P. striiformis f. sp. hordei) will cause problems on wheat is a very interesting topic.…

Stripe Rust Summary 2001

Wheat Stripe Rust Southeastern This year, wheat stripe rust reported in a southern Georgia nursery for the first time since 1974. On May 9, a wheat stripe rust focus 1m in diameter, was found in…