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PRO/PL> Wheat streak mosaic virus – USA: (MT)
Other Plant Disease -- United StatesFarmers in Montana and Canada are watching disease pressure in winter wheat, as reports of wheat streak mosaic virus have been confirmed. For the past 2 years, extended fall growth, as well as hail damage, have contributed to heavy pressure from the wheat curl mite which carries the virus."I expect disease pressure across the state for 2016, heavier where it occurred in 2015," says Mary Burrows, Montana State University. If the virus is suspected, she says to not Read more [...]
