Monday, May 4, 2009

Current Status of Fusarium Head Blight

Low temperatures and breaks between rain events (up until this past event) have kept the FHB predictive model from indicating even moderate FHB risk (up until now). The block of rain we have just experienced has changed that, so the FHB models are now showing moderate to high risk for spore release in much of central and west KY. I believe conditions will be ripe for spore release beginning