Scab Smart provides information on key management information for each small grain class affected by this disease in the US. Scab Smart is intended as a quick guide to the integrated strategies that result in optimum reduction in Fusarium Head Blight (FHB=Scab) and the primary associated mycotoxin (DON). Click on following links to learn about strategies for your grain class:
Variety Resistance: Hard Red Spring Wheat, Durum Wheat, Spring Barley, Hard Red Winter Wheat, Soft Red Winter Wheat – Northern Region, Soft Red Winter Wheat – Southern Region, Soft White Wheat, Hard White Wheat
Scab Forecasting
Fungicides
Crop Rotation
Other Management Strategies: Residue Management, Planting Date, Harvest Practices, Seed Treatment
All information provided is based on successful strategies identified by extensive research supported by the US Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative with funding provided by USDA-ARS.