31 Jan Wheat blast: a devastating disease
गेहूं का झोंका (बलास्ट): एक विनाशकारी बीमारी Wheat is the second most important food crop in the world and a staple food crop providing 20% of protein to the human population. The production of wheat is over 700 million tonnes in the world and is cultivated over large area under varied climatic conditions. Wheat production is affected by a number of diseases like rusts, karnal bunt, powdery mildew, loose smut, flag smut, leaf blight, head scab etc. Among these diseases affecting wheat production in the world, wheat blast is one of the devastating disease affecting wheat. Leaf blast, spike blast,collar rot node blast, or rotten neck blast are other names of this...