Small Grains Pest Management Guidelines
UC agricultural management guidelines for control of small grain pests. Relative Toxicities of Insecticide and Miticides Used in Small Grains to Natural Enemies and Honey Bees (2/07) General Properties of Fungicides Used in Small Grains ... [... more]
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Characteristics of Oat Cultivars Grown in California
Information about Characteristics of Oat Cultivars Grown in California in Small Grains. Planting date: growing areas1 Barley root knot nematode Stem and bulb nematode Fall: 1, 2, 3, 4; Spring: 5 Plant height Stem fineness SUSCEPTIBILITIES2 Crown rust [... more]
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Characteristics of Barley Cultivars Grown in California
Information about Characteristics of Barley Cultivars Grown in California in Small Grains. Late Fall: 1, 2, 3; Spring: 5 Late Fall: 1, 2, 3, 4 Growth habit Plant height1 Planting date: growing areas2 DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITIES3 Net blotch Late ... [... more]
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Leaf Scald of Barley
UC Management Guidelines for Leaf Scald of Barley on Small Grains. Lesions first appear on foliage as dark, pale or bluish gray spots. These spots expand into oval lesions with bluish gray centers and dark brown margins. The lesions enlarge and ... [... more]
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Stripe Rusts of Wheat and Barley
UC Management Guidelines for Stripe Rusts of Wheat and Barley on Small Grains. Symptoms include yellow orange pustules oriented linearly between vascular bundles of leaves. Glumes are often infected. Stripe rust symptoms usually appear earlier in ... [... more]
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Pathogens: Each type of small grain is attacked by a ...
UC Management Guidelines for Powdery Mildew on Small Grains. The disease first appears on lower leaves: white, cottony patches of fungal growth on the upper leaf surface that are opposite chlorotic spots on the underside of the leaf. The patches ... [... more]
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Bacterial Blights
UC Management Guidelines for Bacterial Blights on Small Grains. Bacterial blights first appear as small, water-soaked spots. The lesions expand into spots, blotches, or streaks with a characteristic appearance. Blights seldom cause significant ... [... more]
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Rose-grain Aphid
UC Management Guidelines for Rose-grain Aphid on Small Grains. Rose-grain aphid is a large green aphid that may have a dark green stripe down the middle of the back. It looks similar to greenbug but is larger, the joints in the antennae are ... [... more]
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Armyworm: Pseudaletia unipuncta
The armyworm is pale green when young; as they mature they become greenish brown to black with a yellowish stripe along each side. Young larvae move like loopers, arching their body into a loop as they crawl. Western yellowstriped armyworms are ... [... more]
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Characteristics of Wheat and Triticale Cultivars Grown ...
Information about Characteristics of Wheat and Triticale Cultivars Grown in California in Small Grains. Septoria tritici blotch Late Fall: 1,2,3; Spring: 5 Late Fall; 1,2,3,4; Spring: 5 Late Fall; 2,3,4; Spring:5 Late Fall: 1,2; Spring: 5 Late ... [... more]
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Russian Wheat Aphid
UC Management Guidelines for Russian Wheat Aphid on Small Grains. The Russian wheat aphid is a small pale green insect with an elongated, spindle-shaped body that may be covered with a powdery coating of wax. It can be distinguished from all ... [... more]
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Certified seed
Information about Integrated Weed Management in Small Grains. Weeds compete with small grains (barley, oats, wheat, rye, and triticale) for nutrients, water, and light, reducing crop yields and grain quality. An integrated weed management program ... [... more]
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