Other Plant Disease — United States
Destruction caused by [pink] snow mold in some eastern Washington wheat has surprised Tim Murray, WSU. Melting snow is exposing injured wheat in parts of the state where destruction by snow mold is rarely seen. Damage [is] ranging from lesions on leaves to underground crown decay that kills the crop.
Abnormally warm temperatures in November [2016] kept the ground from freezing before snow arrived, creating a more hospitable environment for _Microdochium nivale_. That, coupled with a
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