What are the pest and diseases that attack wheat ? For a wheat farmer it is very important because it will be easier for them to control pests and diseases of wheat plants. Grain plant is one of the dry plants that have high carbohydrates but do not have a high sugar content, so much people like food made from grain.
Wheat Plant Pests
1. Aphids
And transparent soft-bodied Aphids attacked by sucking and cause the leaves yellow and die prematurely. Aphids also secrete fluid containing sugar known as honeydew that causes small black spots on leaves, causing the development of sooty molds.
2. Caterpillar
stem borer caterpillar causing severe damage in a fairly wide area. Symptoms of damage to the edge of the leaf up to the middle or end leaf plants, the larvae of this pest can damage the neck of some species of plants even take part in the roots or root.
3. Sundep
Sundep can kill plants, symptoms that indicated a white crop top, when it will be split at the base of the plant found a caterpillar. Usually the plants are attacked by 10-15% and these attacks rarely cause damage to large areas.
4. Nematodes
Nematodes can reduce plant vigor and cause injury, root rot and swelling. Infested areas of irregular and usually on the mark with the inhibition of plant growth.
Wheat Plants Diseases
Wheat plants diseases that usually come across is a disease caused by fungi, whereas the major diseases of wheat are:
1. Rust disease divided by 3 is:
Wheat plants diseases that usually come across is a disease caused by fungi, whereas the major diseases of wheat are:
1. Rust disease divided by 3 is:
- Yellow rust due to the pathogen Puccinia Striiformis.
- Leaf rust or brown rust (Leafor brown rust) is caused pathogen Puccinia tritici rencondita f.sp.
- Black stem rust or corrosion caused by the pathogen Puccinia gramini f.sp tritici.
2. Leaf spotting diseases (leaf and glume blotch) caused Septoria tritici, Septoria nodorum, Septoria Avenal f. Sp. trificea.
3. The root rot disease, Hawar sprouts and leaves spots caused by Drechslera (Helminthosporium) and Drechslera sativa tritici repentis.
4. The base stem rot disease caused by Fusarium culmorum and Fusarium graminearum.
Those are some pests and diseases of wheat plants, a good planting Land Maintenance will reduce the risk of plant diseases for that the wheat/grain plants farmers should have to understand the problems that commonly attack the wheat/grain plant.
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