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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Wheat growers take guard against deadly yellow rust by Rajendra S Markuna

Wheat growers take guard against deadly yellow rust by Rajendra S Markuna

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published Published on Feb 16, 2012   modified Modified on Feb 16, 2012

Deteriorating weather conditions seem to have triggered serious concern among farmers with their rabi crop of wheat being highly prone to diseases such as yellow rust that strike during this period.

Though no case of yellow rust affecting rabi crops has been detected in Nainital district, some cases of the disease affecting crops have come to light in parts of Udham Singh Nagar district, officials said.

If yellow rust is detected, a mixture of 500 ml of propiconazole and 800-1,000 litres of water should be sprayed on one hectare of wheat crop, head of the plant pathology department of the GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, J Kumar, said.

Kumar added even if there are no symptoms of the disease, farmers may spray the medicine as a precautionary measure.

Scientists of the plant pathology department of GBPUAT also conducted a field visit at Bazpur, Gadarpur, Dineshpur, Rudrapur, Kichha, Sitarganj and Khatima in the terai region of Udham Singh Nagar district on the request of local farmers.

After studying the conditions on the ground, the scientists reached the conclusion that some of the varieties of wheat such as UP-2338, PBW-373, WH-147, PBW-343, PBW-502 and UP-262 have been affected. There are three kinds of rust - yellow rust, black rust and brown rust. Rabi crops such as wheat are most vulnerable to yellow rust, assistant district agriculture officer, Nainital, DS Mehta told The Pioneer.

Mehta maintained that there has been no complaint of such a disease from any part of Nainital district so far. Yet necessary steps have been taken at the local level to create awareness among the farmers on the matter.

Some parts of Nainital district, particularly Haldwani, Kotabagh and Ramnagar regions, are major wheat cultivation areas.

Among various rabi crops, the total area devoted to wheat is 24,001 hectares in Nainital district followed by rai on 1,300 hectares, barley on 1,000 hectares, masoor on 1,500 hectares, gram on 700 hectares and pea on 200 hectares, according to figures provided by the Nainital agriculture office.


The Pioneer, 13 February, 2012, http://mail.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/dehradun/42367-wheat-growers-take-guard-against-deadly-yellow-rust-.html


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