Yellow rust takes its name from the highly visible parallel lines of yellow-orange pustules that are produced along the leaves of adult plants. The most severe epidemics are usually associated with ...

An online early warning system and a revamp of variety yellow rust resistance ratings have been introduced for 2021 to help wheat growers tackle an increasingly diverse pathogen. With the risk of ...

Yellow rust, also known as stripe rust, is caused by a fungal pathogen named Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici. The plant disease affects around 88% of global bread wheat production and is one of ...

Yellow rust is one of those wheat diseases that, once experienced, is never forgotten. Severe infections strip green leaf away almost like a herbicide and decimate yield. Badly affected varieties in ...

Agriculture scientists have cautioned against the widespread infection of the yellow rust infection in the wheat fields of Haryana and Punjab. HT Image Indu Sharma, director of the Karnal-based ...

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After the recent attack of pink stem borer on wheat crops, the Punjab agriculture department has issued a new warning to farmers regarding the potential threat of yellow rust disease in wheat fields.