Xianming Chen

Researchers at Washington State University say they expect less stripe rust in 2021 compared to last year’s numbers. Professor Tim Murray says the university has one of the foremost experts on the topic in Dr. Xianming Chen who released his most recent forecast in late March. “He said tha ...

According to Washington State university’s Dr. Xianming Chen, stripe rust has been discovered in winter wheat on the Palouse. Earlier this week, stripe rust was discovered on susceptible varieties in WSU’s experimental fields around Pullman. This is t ...

Based on weather data from November 1st to February 29th, Washington State University is forecasting the stripe rust level to reach the severe epidemic level this growing season for the inland Northwest. Dr. Xianming Chen says he predicts highly susceptible varieties to have 44% to 53% loss this growing season. Th ...

Thanks to the weather we saw in the last two months of 2019, wheat growers will need to be very vigilant in 2020.  According to Washington State University’s Dr. Xianming Chen stripe rust in the 2020 wheat growing season is forecasted to be in the severe epidemic level range, which means 40% to 60% yield loss.  Yield lo...

Washington State University researchers say Stripe Rust is developing in experimental fields on the Palouse.  Dr. Xianming Chen reported late last week that strip rust was found in all of the school’s experimental winter wheat fields around Pullman.  He noted...

At this point, it doesn’t look like strip rust is a major problem for Northwest wheat growers.  In his most recent Stripe Rust forecast, released Thursday, Dr. Xianming Chen, USDA-ARS Plant Pathologist, said the late winter snow cover and low temperatures combined to reduce overwintering survival of the stripe rust pathogen.  Meaning ...

While there have been few reports of strip rust this season, Washington State University is reminding growers to remain vigilant.  According Dr. Xianming Chen, most winter wheat fields are past the flowering stage and the threat of stripe rust remains relatively low.  Sp...