Wheat Diseases in Ohio

Fusarium crown rot and seedling blight

• Symptoms
  • seedling blight (pre and post emergence
  • yellow plants
  • roots and lower stems with whitish to pinkish mold
  • root rot plants have brown crowns and lower stems
• Environment
  • dry, cool soils
  • drought stress during seed filling
• Survival
  • fungus common in soil
• Management
  • seed treatments for seedling blight
  • delayed planting
  • balanced fertility
  • avoid planting after corn
  • Scouting