Question

Most of wheat varieties are susceptible against yellow rust but still we can manipulate to get good crop

Answer 1

Agriculture scientists have cautioned about the likely spread of extremely virulent strains of fungus that causes yellow rust in wheat, to which currently used wheat cultivars show high susceptibility. The situation is particularly grim as the bread wheat cultivar, HD267, that currently occupies 10 to 12 million hectare (ha) area is susceptible to these new strains.Yellow rust disease of wheat, also known as stripe rust of wheat, is a disease caused by fungus Puccinia — frequently found in cold wheat growing regions such as North Western Plains Zone and Northern Hills Zone.

This infection, which causes reduction of kernel numbers per spike and decreases the weight of wheat kernels, is capable of causing up to 70 per cent decline in wheat yields.

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