Frost and Wheat Curl Mite

MSU Extension Pathologist, Dr. Mary Burrows has had several calls regarding the Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus (WSMV). She wrote the following in one of her ag alerts.

Host: When we consider host, we usually think of resistant varieties to the pathogen or vector. Varieties with resistance genes for WSMV and/or Wheat Curl Might (WCM) are grown in more southern states, but none are available adapted to Montana (The plant breeders and Dr. Burrows are working on it!). That said, there is a range in tolerance that can be found in the Cereal virus Montguide (http://store.msuextension.org/publicati...