University of Tennessee, Knoxville TRACE: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange Bulletins AgResearch 10-1957 Studies on Barley Scald University of Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station H. E. Reed Follow this and additional works at: https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_agbulletin Part of the Agriculture Commons Recommended Citation University of Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station and Reed, H. E., "Studies on Barley Scald" (1957). Bulletins. https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_agbulletin/195 The publications in this collection represent the historical publishing record of the UT Agricultural Experiment Station and do not necessarily reflect current scientific knowledge or ecommendations.r Current information about UT Ag Research can be found at the UT Ag Research website. This Bulletin is brought to you for free and open access by the AgResearch at TRACE: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange. It has been accepted for inclusion in Bulletins by an authorized administrator of TRACE: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. 3 Bulletin 268 October, 1957 Studies On arley cald by H. E. Reed lGttlC. LiBRA," J/\N :? 11 '958 lJNNo OF' T£NM The University of Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station John A. Ewing, Director Knoxville " Summary .Barley scald caused by Rhynchosporium secalis (Oud.) Davis, formerly limited in the United States to the upper Mississippi Valley and Pacific Coastal areas, has now become destructive in other barley-growing regions of North America. The disease affects primarily the foliage, but is also found on the seed. Severe losses have occurred in local areas through- out Tennessee since 1948. The present studies were under- taken from 1948 through 1956 to determine factors re- sponsible for the sudden appearance and destructiveness of the disease in areas previously uninfested, and to find measures to use in its control.