PAU ALERTS THE FARMERS ABOUT YELLOW RUST DISEASE ON WHEAT

LUDHIANA,

The recent survey conducted by PAU Plant Pathologists revealed that the yellow rust disease has started appearing in the sub-mountainous areas of Ropar, Hoshiarpur, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar and Gurdaspur districts. Elaborating further, the head of the Department of Plant Pathology, Dr T.S.Thind said that due to the changing weather, the conditions are becoming favourable for the spread of the disease. If not controlled, the disease can adversely affect yield performance of wheat, said he.

Advising the farmers, the PAU experts asked them to inspect the crop at regular intervals. The disease results in the formation of yellow stripes on leaves. In case the symptoms of yellow rust disease are noticed on the crop, one should go for spot application of the recommended fungicides i.e., Tilt , Shine or Bumper, using 200 ml of the fungicide in one litre of water per acre immediately to check the further spread of this disease, stressed the PAU scientists. They suggested the farmers that for the spray application, always make use of cone-shaped nozzle.








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