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By Xianming Chen Stripe rust has been continually developing in the Pacific Northwest. The relatively dry conditions between the middle of April and middle May slowed the rust development little bit, but the periodical showers and relatively low temperatures in the last couple of weeks have been pushing for stripe rust…

From the Capital Press The Pacific Northwest crop tour season kicks off May 29 in Wilbur, Wash., and runs through July 3, ending in Bickleton, Wash. “Obviously an interesting winter with the warmth and openness, with atypical insect pressure and pretty severe rust overwintering,” Washington State University spring wheat breeder…

From small grains.wsu.edu With all the spring sites in the ground and well on their way to becoming beautiful plots, we wanted to share that the spring variety trial plot maps and GPS coordinates are now available on the small grains website: https://smallgrains.wsu.edu/26springmaps/ There are a few changes to the spring…

By Tim Murray(Reprinted from 2018) High-temperature adult-plant resistance, frequently referred to as HTAP resistance, is used widely in PNW winter and spring wheat varieties to help reduce the impact of stripe rust. This time of year, when we’re transitioning into warmer spring temperatures, is when I often get the question…