Other Plant Disease -- Pakistan
Wheat is currently under attack by yellow rust in Punjab. The disease has been reported from almost all wheat growing districts. First spotted in February [2019], the disease had affected 20 per cent of the crop within a month.
Punjab's Pest Warning and Quality Control of Pesticides Dr Zafar Yab Haider said most of the crop varieties affected were either unapproved, or approved for sowing in Sindh rather than Punjab. New wheat varieties like FD-8 and Johar remained safe from the fungus, and
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6390313&promed&0
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