Wheat
Diseases in Ohio
Basal glume rot
- Symptoms
- dark blotches or
streaks near base of glumes
- streaks may extend
more than halfway up glumes
- Environment
- wet, mild weather
during heading and grain fill
- Survival
- bacterium survives
on residues, in soil and on seed
- wind blown dust
or residue fragments carry bacteria to heads
- Management
- Scouting
