Bunt or stinking smut disease of wheat is widely distributed in all the wheat growing areas of the world. In India, the disease is confined to cooler regions such as Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, parts of Punjab, and western U.P. It is either rare or completely lacking in other regions. The disease is also known as […]
Stinking Smut Disease of Wheat: Symptoms & Management | Plant Pathology
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Leaf Blight Disease of Wheat: Symptoms and Management | Plant Pathology
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Leaf blight is a common and often destructive disease of wheat in various parts of India. It was first reported as early as in 1924, it did not cause much concern till very recently when it became widespread. Many of the recent wheat varieties highly resistant to rust have been found highly susceptible to this […]
Tundu Disease of Wheat: Symptoms and Management | Plant Pathology
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Tundu disease is often known by names like “yellow ear rot of wheat”, “tundu disease of wheat”, “bacterial rot of wheat ears”, “bacterial spike blight”, and “yellow slime disease”. This disease was first reported by Hutchinson (1917) from Punjab in India and is now known to occur in many countries of the world including China, […]