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Yellow Rust
February 4 , 2020
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- Yellow Rust was detected in wheat crops in parts of Punjab and Haryana.
- Yellow rust or stripe rust is a fungal disease which attacks the leaves of wheat crop by forming yellow stripes.
- It affects their photosynthesis that causes shrivelling of grain size.
- Rain, dew and fog favour the disease’s development.
- Last year, a new variety of wheat called HD-3226 or Pusa Yashasvi was released by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute.
- It had higher levels of resistance against major rust fungi such as the yellow/stripe, brown/leaf and black/stem.
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