Diseases Information - Wheat

Wheat Blast
Favorable weather Continuous rains and average temperatures between 18-20oC during the flowering stage of the crop followed by sunny weather and humid days. highest blast intensity at 30oC which increased with duration of wetting period. lowest at 25oC with a wetting period of less than 10h. However, with increasing wetting period of 40h at 25oC blast intensity of 85%  observed
Control measure Nativo 75 WG 6 gm/desimal or Seed treatment with Noen 2-3 gm/Kg.
Infestation stage All stages

 
Seed and seedling rot

Control measure:

Common name and dose Trade name
 Propiconazole @1.5ml/litre water Tilt-250EC/ Shadid 250 EC
Carbendazim@1.5ml/litre water G-gurd

 
Foot rot
Favorable weather Temperature 18-240C, Relative Humidity above 40%
Control measure  Common name and dose Trade name
Propiconazole @1.5ml/litre water Tilt-250EC/Shadid 250 EC
Carbendazim @1.5ml/litre water G-gurd
Infestation stage seedling stage.

 
Leaf blight
Favorable weather Temp 250C and high Relative Humidity
Control measure Common name and dose Trade name
Seed treatment with Carboxin  @ 2.5-3.0g/kg seed Vitavex-200
Infestation stage Vegetative stage

 
Brown spot
Favorable weather Temperature 200C, dew for 4 hours
Control measure Common name and dose Trade name
Carbendazim @1.5ml/litre water G-gurd
Propiconazole @1.5ml/litre  water Tilt-250EC /Shadid 250 EC
Infesttion stage Vegetative stage

 
Leaf rust
Favorable weather Temperature 15-250C, rain and  highdew
Control measure Common name and dose Trade name
Hexaconazol@1ml/litre  water Anvil 5 SC
Tebuconazol/Carbendazim @ 1ml/litre water Conza 5EC/Akonazol 250 EC
Infestation stage Vegetative to reproductive stage

 
Powery mildew
Time 15 November - 05 April

 

Favorable weather Optimum temperature 15-200C, Relative Humidity above 40%
Control measure            Common name and dose Trade name
Sprey of Propiconazole   @  1ml/litre water. Tilt-250 EC
Infestation stage  Vegetative stage

 
Lose smut
Favorable weather Temperature. 22-250C, Relative humidity 60-85%
Control measure Common name and dose Trade name
Seed treatment  with Carboxin@ 3.0g/kg. seed. Thiram/ Vitavex-200
Infestation stage Booting to flowering stage

 
Karnal bunt
Favorable eather Temp 8-220C, Relative Humidity above 70%
Control measure

Common name and dose

 Trade name
Seed treatment by Carboxin@ 3.0g/kg seed. Thiram/ Vitavex-200
Infestation stage Grain filling stage