Stripe rust in fields north of Pendleton

 

Stripe Rust Starts Developing Early

 

"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 western Oregon and western Washington.  Don Wysocki and Jim Towne found sporulating rust pustules in a wheat field near Pendleton in the northeastern Oregon on the 1st of this month.  Last week, Mike Flowers and Chris Mundt reported that stripe rust was easily found (about 5% incidence) in wheat fields in the Willamette Valley of western Oregon."  Xianming Chen, February 18, 2011

Early scouting is recommended for our local area.