Volunteer wheat harbors wheat streak mosaic virus

K-State wheat disease specialist describes wheat streak mosaic virus and its potential effect on this year’s wheat crop MANHATTAN, Kan.—The wheat streak mosaic virus, transmitted by wheat curl mites that reside in volunteer wheat, poses problems for producers and requires thorough management, according to Kansas State University wheat disease specialist Kelsey Andersen Onofre. “They kind of are…

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