Do we still need a wheat foliar fungicide application?

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Do we still need a wheat foliar fungicide application?

Due to the dry weather, early season fungal diseases were low or not even present, i.e., no reports of stripe and leaf rust. I did not recommend a fungicide application prior to flowering this season, save the application and product cost. However, dependent on the near-term precipitation and irrigation applications, wheat field may still benefit from a foliar fungicide after heading at the start of flowering. Fusarium head blight (FHB), also ca…