Wheat

Although many pests and diseases are fatal for the wheat crop, but root aphid and leaf aphid pests cause a lot of damage.

According to agricultural research, it has been proven that potash with nitrogen and phosphorus is also very important in crop supplements.

Wheat is the second major cereal crop in India after paddy. It plays an important role in food and nutritional security of the country.

Generally manure and fertilizer should be used after soil testing in soil. According to timely sowing crop, 120 kg nitrogen, 60 kg phosphorus & 40 kg potash per hectare is sufficient. 

Generally, 6 irrigation are needed to get good yield of wheat. It should be done in the following stages -

First irrigation should be done after 20-25 days of sowing at crown root initiation stage, 

Generally, wheat can be cultivated easily in each type of land but loamy soil is best for its growth.

Disease - Karnal bunt of wheat
Causal organism - Tilletia indica
Symptoms & Damage - In the ear of wheat, the grains darkened from the inside.

The colour of leaves turns light green from dark green. Yellow spots appear in stripes on the leaves.

On the leaves, small yellowish spots become formed, which are dark in the last stage of the disease.

Use of fungicide carbedazim, mencozeb or metalaxyl @ 2 g/kg seeds.
Use of insecticide chloropyriphos, emidachloropid @ 2 g/kg seeds. This will protect from termite.