Everything you need to learn about growing and harvesting wheat in Australia:- 1. Introduction to Wheat 2. Botany of Wheat 3. Soil 4. Climate 5. Harvesting 6. Varieties 7. Diseases 8. Management. Introduction to Wheat: Wheat, or Triticum vulgare, is one of the world's most important grain crops, because it can be grown in a wide variety of soils and [...]
The following points highlight the four destructive diseases of wheat. The diseases are: 1. Loose Smut 2. Black Rust or Stem Rust 3. Yellow Rust or Stripe Rust 4. Brown Rust or Orange Rust. Disease # 1. Loose Smut of Wheat: This serious disease of wheat is responsible for heavy losses in wheat production in the world. It is caused [...]
Learn about the pests of wheat and its control. 1. Wheat Aphid, Sitobion Miscanthi (Takahashi) (Hemiptera: Aphididae): Wheat aphid attacks wheat, barley, oats, etc., and is widely distributed in India. Like other aphids, the nymphs and adults suck the sap from plants, particularly from their ears. The insects are green, inert, louse like and appear on young leaves or ears [...]