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Figure 3. Wheat heads with extensive bleaching due to infection by Fusariumgraminearum, the cause of Fusarium head blight or scab. Grain harvested from fields with a high incidence of scab should be tested for the presence of the mycotoxin, DON. Photograph courtesy of L. Osborne, South Dakota State University. BACK

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