Darke County OSU Extension Agron

Darke County OSU Extension Agronomy Links & Resources

http://agcrops.osu.edu

West Central Ohio Crop & Weather Report

Provided by Agents, Assistants and Educators

in Auglaize, Champaign, Darke, Mercer, Miami , and Shelby Counties by:

Roger Bender, Susan Couser, Steve Foster, Woody Joslin, Todd Mangen, John Smith and Harold Watters.

Soybean Rust Information

http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/ohiofieldcropdisease/
soybeans/soybean_rust.htm

Fusarium head scab prediction model

Fusarium head blight or head scab is caused by the fungus Fusarium graminearum. The disease causes tremendous losses by reducing grain yield and quality in many wheat production regions east of the Rocky Mountains.

The goal of this experimental predictive system is to help growers assess the risk of Fusarium head blight in their region.? Major outbreaks of Fusarium head blight are associated with specific weather patterns prior flowering of the wheat crop.? Researchers at Penn State University, Ohio State University, Purdue University, North Dakota State University, and South Dakota State University have worked together to developed models that predict the risk probability of an epidemic with greater than 10% severity based on observed weather patterns.

You can customize the forecast for your region and production practices by clicking on:
http://www.wheatscab.psu.edu/riskTool.html

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Update: May 2007