Sclerotinia
21/06/2026
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
Scald (Rhynchosporium secalis) is a common disease of barley which can result in significant yield loss if not controlled. Scald is favoured by cooler, moist conditions with the initial source of inoculum being infected straw debris. The first symptoms often appear during winter or early spring, initially as pale greyish lesions which then develop a more straw coloured appearance with a defined dark edge to the lesion.
