Some parts of North Carolina are seeing an epidemic of Fusarium head blight (scab), which contaminates grain with a mycotoxin called vomitoxin.
Based on the weather and risk forecast, we expect the greatest problems to occur in the southern and tidewater areas of the state.
Dr. Christina Cowger posted a new fact sheet on dealing with DON (vomitoxin) in small grains.More information about disease in small grains is available from Dr. Christina Cowger, USDA-ARS Small Grains Pathologist, NCSU Department of Plant Pathology, Tel. 919-513-7388, Christina.Cowger@ars.usda.gov.
