The wheat crop of three villages in Pathankot have been affected by the ‘yellow rust’ disease
The wheat crop of three villages in Pathankot have been affected by the ‘yellow rust’ disease. Earlier, the disease was detected in a few parts in Ropar. Taking serious note of it, the Punjab Agriculture Department has alerted the farmers to take immediate precautions to stop it from spreading further.
Farmers have also been advised to use the spray as per the recommendations laid by the Punjab Agriculture University (PAU) Ludhiana.
The three villages effected include Dibku, Bhanwar and Dhaki, while in Ropar it was noticed in Anandpur Sahib Ropar block area recently. “We noticed yellow powdery strips on the green leaves of the crop and immediately informed the officials who visited the fields and sprayed fungicide,” said farmers of Bhanwar village.
The officials and farmers of an entire sub-mountainous region of the state which included parts of Ropar, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, Gurdaspur and Hoshiarpur districts are kept on high alert and have been asked to conduct regular surveys of the crop.
Dr Amrik Singh, Block Agriculture Development Officer, Pathankot, said that though yellow rust has been detected in the three villages it has been controlled with timely action.
“Now, we are organising village level camps of farmers to educate them to take immediate action and not to panic,” he said.
What is Yellow Rust?
A fungal disease which manifests as powdery yellow stripes on leaves. These stripes hinder photosynthesis, make the grains shrivel and affect the growth of the plant. Windy and cloudy weather helps it to spread during wheat growing season.
Farmers have also been advised to use the spray as per the recommendations laid by the Punjab Agriculture University (PAU) Ludhiana.
The three villages effected include Dibku, Bhanwar and Dhaki, while in Ropar it was noticed in Anandpur Sahib Ropar block area recently. “We noticed yellow powdery strips on the green leaves of the crop and immediately informed the officials who visited the fields and sprayed fungicide,” said farmers of Bhanwar village.
The officials and farmers of an entire sub-mountainous region of the state which included parts of Ropar, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, Gurdaspur and Hoshiarpur districts are kept on high alert and have been asked to conduct regular surveys of the crop.
Dr Amrik Singh, Block Agriculture Development Officer, Pathankot, said that though yellow rust has been detected in the three villages it has been controlled with timely action.
“Now, we are organising village level camps of farmers to educate them to take immediate action and not to panic,” he said.
What is Yellow Rust?
A fungal disease which manifests as powdery yellow stripes on leaves. These stripes hinder photosynthesis, make the grains shrivel and affect the growth of the plant. Windy and cloudy weather helps it to spread during wheat growing season.