Author/Authors :
Rattu, Atiq-ur- Rehman National Agricultural Research Centre - Institute of Plant and Environmental Protection - Crop Diseases Research Program, Pakistan , Asad, Shahzad National Agricultural Research Centre - Institute of Plant and Environmental Protection - Crop Diseases Research Program, Pakistan , Fayyaz, Muhammad National Agricultural Research Centre - Institute of Plant and Environmental Protection - Crop Diseases Research Program, Pakistan , Zakria, Muhammad National Agricultural Research Centre - Institute of Plant and Environmental Protection - Crop Diseases Research Program, Pakistan , Iftikhar, Shamim National Agricultural Research Centre - Institute of Plant and Environmental Protection - Crop Diseases Research Program, Pakistan , Ahmad, Yasmin National Agricultural Research Centre - Institute of Plant and Environmental Protection - Crop Diseases Research Program, Pakistan
Abstract :
In the year 2009, a survey was conducted with the emphasis to ascertain the situation of foliar diseases of wheat in Punjab, Pakistan. Four diseases viz. spot blotch, powdery mildew, yellow and leaf rust were found prevalent. The disease index (DI) of spot blotch, yellow rust and leaf rusts was 24.8% 5.2% and 0.4%, respectively. Spot blotch was the most prevalent disease on varieties cultivated at farmer fields and no variety was found free of it. Maximum disease was observed on Bhakkhar-2001 followed by Inqilab-91, Faisalabad-08, Lasani-2008 and Seher-2006.
Keywords :
Leaf rust , powdery mildew , spot blotch , wheat , yellow rust.
