WHEAT is the major staple food of the people of the country. A large quantity of wheat is grown in the Indus River Valley here. But every year there is shortage of yield because of various factors.

Leaf rust, caused by Puccinia recondita f. sp. tritici, and powdery mildew, caused by Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici, are the most prevalent of all of the wheat diseases in many regions of the world ...

AMMAN -- The Ministry of Agriculture on Thursday warned that the recent rainfall might increase chances of wheat crops being infected with wheat leaf rust, a fungal disease that affects wheat ...

AMARILLO – Recent and abundant rains in some areas have producers concerned about leaf rust that is appearing in High Plains wheat fields, but a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialist said ...

A new wheat leaf rust pathotype has been found in Western Australia for the first time. Loading... The airborne disease was discovered in South Australia last year and has since been detected in ...

Our southern neighbors have started reporting multiple diseases in wheat, such as leaf and strip rust. We have yet to see many samples or reports here in Indiana. There are a number of resources are ...

This time last year, wheat producers were getting showered upon by rain and also by spores — leaf rust spores from Texas. The biology lesson from high school came to be remembered. We had the leaf ...

As wheat fields approach the boot growth stage in southeast Kansas and flag leaf stages in the north-central part of the state, stripe rust weighs on many growers’ minds. Stripe rust, a fungal disease ...

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Stripe or yellow rust (Yr), caused by Puccinia striiformis Westend. (Pst), is one of the most important wheat diseases worldwide. New aggressive Pst races can spread quickly, even between countries ...

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