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Steam Treated Grains Trial, Heather Darby, Ivy Krezinski, Hillary Emick
Steam Treated Grains Trial, Heather Darby, Ivy Krezinski, Hillary Emick
Northwest Crops & Soils Program
Locally grown grains, such as wheat and barley, are in high demand in the Northeast for both livestock feed and human consumption. One major challenge that grain growers encounter is infection by fungal diseases, such as loose smut and the infection of Fusarium head blight (FHB). Loose smut appears on grains as “smutted grain heads”, which are filled with spores that appear black or brown. The spore masses replace the grain heads, so that fewer or no viable kernels are left for harvest. Smutted heads are caused by the fungal pathogen genus Ustilago. Ustilago nuda commonly infects barley, while …
Steam Treated Grains Trial, Heather Darby, Haley Jean, Hillary Emick, Rory Malone
Steam Treated Grains Trial, Heather Darby, Haley Jean, Hillary Emick, Rory Malone
Northwest Crops & Soils Program
Locally grown grains, such as wheat and barley, are in high demand in the Northeast for both livestock feed and human consumption. One major challenge that grain growers encounter is infection by fungal diseases, such as loose smut and the infection of Fusarium head blight (FHB). Loose smut appears on grains as “smutted grain heads”, which are filled with spores that appear black or brown. The spore masses replace the grain heads, so that fewer or no viable kernels are left for harvest. Smutted heads are caused by the fungal pathogen genus Ustilago. Ustilago nuda commonly infects barley, while …
Steam Treated Grains Trial, Heather Darby, Rory Malone, Hillary Emick, Haley Jean
Steam Treated Grains Trial, Heather Darby, Rory Malone, Hillary Emick, Haley Jean
Northwest Crops & Soils Program
Locally grown grains, such as wheat and barley, are in high demand in the Northeast for both livestock feed and human consumption. One major challenge that grain growers encounter is infection by fungal diseases, such as loose smut and the infection of Fusarium head blight (FHB). Loose smut appear on grains as “smutted grain heads”, which are filled with spores that appear black or brown. The spore masses replace the grain heads, so that fewer or no viable kernals are left for harvest. Smutted heads are caused by the fungal pathogen genus Ustilago. Ustilago nuda commonly infects barley, while …