Wheat diseases

1. Write the pathogen name of the following health problems:

a. Stripe rust/yellow rust of wheat
b. Leaf Rust /Brown Rust
c. Loose Smut

2. Multiple choice questions/ Fill in the blanks:

a. The alternate host of leaf rust is______________
i. Zizania latifolia ii. Thalictrum sp. iii. Berberis sp. iv. Mentha arvensis
b. The alternate host of stem rust is ________________
i. Zizania latifolia ii. Thalictrum sp. iii. Berberis sp. iv. Mentha arvensis
c. ____________________ is a “Stem rust” resistant variety of wheat.
i. Poovan ii. Pusa bold iii. Amulya iv. Lerma Rojo
3. State true or false.
a. Sonalika and Chotil are “Stem rust” resistant varieties of wheats.
b. Thalictrum sp. is alternate host of stem rust.
c. Berberis sp. is alternate host of leaf rust.
d. PBW 343 is a brown rust/leaf rust resistant variety of wheat.
e. PBW 550 can be cultivated to prevent “loose smut” in wheat.
4. Match the followings:
Column A Column B
1. Safed Lerma a. Alternate host leaf rust in wheat
2. Seed treatment with Vitavax before b. Brown rust
sowing.
3. Thalictrum sp. c. Puccinia striiformis
4. PBW 17 d. Loose Smut
5. Stripe rust/yellow rust e. Stem rust

5. Answer the following:

a. Life cycle of Puccinia recondita/graminis tritici.