The Ohio State University: College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
Delayed Corn Planting the Disease Risk in Corn

Delayed Corn Planting the Disease Risk in Corn

By:  Pierce Paul, Ohio State University Disease Risk. In Ohio, several foliar diseases are of greater concern in late-planted corn for a number of reasons, including:

Perspectives on Sudden Oak Death (SOD)

Perspectives on Sudden Oak Death (SOD)

By:  Jim Chatfield and Joe Boggs, Ohio State University Reviewed and Additions Provided by:  Dr. Pierluigi (Enrico) Bonello and Dr. Francesca Peduto Hand The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) has announced in an official press release a confirmed interception of…

Figure 1. Wheat spikes showing bleached florets affected by scab. Salmon to pink sporulation may be visible and can help confirm once the spikes have reached maturity (pink arrows). Dark purplish-black fruiting bodies can also occur mature wheat heads (black arrows).

Fusarium Head Blight (Scab) of Wheat: Things to Consider When Harvesting

By:  Darcy Telenko, Purdue University Wheat harvest has begun in Southern Indiana. Fusarium head blight (FHB) or scab is one of the most important diseases of wheat and most challenging to prevent. In addition, FHB infection can cause the production…

You May Not Like the Rain, but Water-Molds Do

You May Not Like the Rain, but Water-Molds Do

By:  Stephanie Karhoff, Ohio State University A rare appearance from the sun allowed farmers in Northwestern Ohio to progress with soybean planting, but with more rain in the forecast (see the most recent weather outlook in the C.O.R.N. newsletter here),…

What's Your Number?

What’s Your Number?

Do you know your number? ..your soybean cyst nematode (SCN) number that is. If you don’t, Williams County OSU Extension can help. As part of a larger initiative called the SCN Coalition, we will be soil sampling soybean fields to…