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Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus Starting to Show

OMAFRA - http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/field/news/croppest/2012/... - The number of calls concerning barley yellow dwarf and other viruses have been increasing as the wheat crop develops. The following table compares the most common viruses which affect wheat in the province.

Table 1. This table shows the difference between the most common viruses which affect wheat in Ontario

 


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Author: Albert Tenuta - Field Crop Pathologist/OMAFRA Ridgetown

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