Cephalosporium Stripe of Cereals in Virginia. J. B. Jones, Instructor, Department of Plant Pathology and Physiology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061. D. J. Jones, Technician, C. W. Roane, Professor, and R. W. Tillman, Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Pathology and Physiology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061. Plant Dis. 64:325. Accepted for publication 26 November 1979. Copyright 1980 American Phytopathological Society. DOI: 10.1094/PD-64-325.

In May 1977, Cephalosporium stripe symptoms were observed on scattered plants of volunteer rye growing in a field near Blacksburg, Virginia. In May 1979, stripe symptoms were observed on rye plants growing in a housing development near Blacksburg where rye straw had been used as a lawn mulch. In June 1979, Cephalosporium stripe was observed on the McCormick Farm at Steeles Tavern and also in a new location on the Blacksburg Agronomy Farm. Origin of the inoculum for these outbreaks is unknown.