Nepal
March 21, 2007
With the view to share research
experiences on the Yellow Rust disease in wheat that has wide
spread in the last four years, and to make out strategies to
manage the disease, a field monitoring and observation program
was organized by Plant Pathology Division of
Nepal Agricultural Research
Council (NARC) on 21 March 2007.
The monitoring team consisting NARC scientists and chiefs of
different disciplinary divisions and commodity research
programs, agriculture development experts from Department of
Agriculture, CIMMYT-Nepal, agriculture development officers from
District Agriculture Development Offices, Kathmandu, Lalitpur
and Bhaktapur had field observation of Poly-house established
for the study of disease at Plant Pathology Division and wheat
trial plots at Khumaltar and farmers’ field at Jhor Mahankal,
Kathmandu. Interactions on the issues related to the incidence
of disease and control measures were held on the field.
Information about the disease and research activities conducted
was given to the participants and the local farmers present in
the field.
The yellow rust disease that passes through air has come as
disaster to wheat crops in the last few years especially in the
hilly regions of country. Now the farmers seem to seek
alternatives to wheat crops. Some varieties have been found
resistant to yellow rust disease that are Pasang Lhamu and
WK1204. The new resistant varieties of wheat has given hope to
get rid of the disease and make farmers continue wheat planting.
Wheat is one of the most important cereal crops ranked third in
production and consumption in Nepal. It is grown in all the
regions of the country. |
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