As wheat fields approach the boot growth stage in southeast Kansas and flag leaf stages in the north-central part of the state, stripe rust weighs on many growers’ minds.
Know risk of stripe rust problems
Kansas State University wheat pathologist Kelsey Andersen Onofre says that while stripe rust does not seem to be a major concern this year, wheat producers must be vigilant of other kinds of fungal diseases like leaf and stem rust.
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