Take All of Wheat

Description:

•G. graminis affects roots

•Almost all varieties of wheat & barley

•Intensive production & monoculture

Loss 40-50%

Survival and Spread:

•Soil (residues=cereals & grasses)

•Roots of young plant

•Hyphae (Plant to Plant)

•Blockage

Symptoms:

•Yellowing

•Stunting

•Low Tillering

•Bleached seed heads (White heads)

Management:

•Soil pH (Lime)

•Rotation

•Fallow summer