Are you battling with wheat flag smut disease and searching for effective solutions to protect your crop and maximize your yield? Look no further! We have the solutions you’ve been looking for to directly tackle this destructive disease. Continue reading this article to gain a deeper understanding of wheat flag smut and find valuable insights to effectively combat its impact.
Wheat flag smut, caused by fungal pathogen Urocystis tritici, poses a significant threat to global wheat production. Flag smut differs from other cereal smut diseases by exhibiting symptoms on the leaves rather than the heads. The yields of the affected plants can be reduced but incidence of this disease is low. This disease specifically targets wheat as its sole host, while other strains of the fungus affect various grass species.
Flag Smut disease is both seed borne, and soil borne.
Scientific Name: Urocystis tritici
Some of the most affected states of wheat flag smut includes Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, up, Bihar, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh.
Common symptoms caused by flag smut includes,
If you find any of the above listed symptoms in wheat field, follow the integrated management measures which includes cultural, mechanical and chemical measures to effectively control flag smut disease.
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