Wheat Flowering Stage

• Apply 20-25kg/ha nitrogen for better growth and development of wheat crops.

Irrigation should be given after the application of fertilizer because this will help faster uptake of fertilizer.

Stripe Rust (Yellow)

Symptoms: 

Mainly occur on leaves then the leaf sheaths and stem. Bright yellow pustules (Uredia) appear on leaves at early stage of crop and pustules are arranged in linear rows as stripes. The stripes are yellow to orange yellow.

Management of Stripe Rust (Yellow)

Chemical Control:

• Foliar spray with Mancozeb 75 WP OR Zineb 75 WP @ 2 g/lit of water OR Thiophanate Methyl 70 WP @ 1 g/lit of water OR
• Propiconazole 25 EC @ 1 ml/lit of water OR
• Tebuconazole 25 EC @ 1 ml/lit of water 

Powdery Mildew of Wheat

Symptoms: 

Greyish white powdery growth appears on the leaf, sheath, stem and floral parts. Powdery growth later become black lesion and cause drying of leaves and other parts. 

Management of Powdery Mildew

Chemical Control:

• Foliar spray with Karathane 80 WP OR Triadimefon 25 WP @ 1 g/lit of water OR 

Bayleton 50 WP @ 0.5 g/lit of water at the appearance of first symptom.