Other Plant Disease — Worldwide/Unknown
Weather conditions have been ideal for flag smut, a fungus found in the United States, but not known in Kansas since the 1930s. [In early] May 2015, it was initially detected in a field demonstration plot in Rooks County and confirmed by laboratory results during regular and on-going disease survey work. Additional surveys [are being conducted] to determine the severity and breadth of the outbreak. Of the 64 fields surveyed, only 2 presumptive positive tests have been detected.
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