Thursday, 28 May 2020

PRO/PL> Stripe rust, wheat - China

Other Plant Disease -- China
Chinese state media recently reported that stripe rust was found in over 2.1 million acres of wheat fields in 9 provinces, the worst situation in a decade.
So far, only Shaanxi Province reported specific figures [with] nearly 494 000 acres affected, and it was estimated that the rust would eventually infect 1.5 million acres all over the province.
[One farmer said that] "the severity of stripe rust this year [2020] will hurt the final harvest. All crops have rusted leaves; not a single

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?7391929&promed&0

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