This pest has been reported in most wheat-growing areas of the world. Diseased glumes have a translucent appearance when held toward the light. Identification can be facilitated by determining which vectors are present and the host range; in many cases, positive identification requires the use of an electron microscope and serological techniques. The larvae girdle the stem (73) and, later in the crop cycle, lodging is common. Host/Distribution: Stripe rust can attack wheat, barley, triticale, and many other related grasses. Symptoms: The symptoms of barley yellow dwarf (BYD) vary with the affected crop cultivar, the age of the plant at the time of infection, the strain of the virus, and environmental conditions. The larvae are found in cracks in the soil or under rocks during the day, feeding at night or early in the morning. Wheat Insect Management Guide; Wheat Variety Disease and Insect Ratings ; Wheat Stem Sawfly; Hessian Fly ; Greenbug ; Identifying Caterpillars in Wheat (1999) Russian Wheat Aphid; Biological Control of Insect Pests on Field Crops in Kansas ; Below Ground Pests. Typical symptoms in the above ground portion of the plant are small leaves, and shortened and thickened internodes (99). Pest Problems There are not many pests that affect buckwheat, and there is no remedy for those that do. Development: The symptoms develop under certain environmental conditions, in particular with cloudy, humid weather and a high intensity of ultraviolet light (high elevations). When examined with a hand lens (10x), dark fungal hyphae may often be found on the subcrown internode beneath the old leaf sheaths. Symptoms do not appear on the roots. White spikes often are visible just prior to normal physiological maturity (42). translucens Syn. The disease develops systemically, with visible symptoms appearing after heading. In some cases, leaves may be a pale green color, which may be a genetic trait for low chlorophyll content. Seedlings weakened by nematodes often are invaded by soil-borne pathogens, especially root and crown rots. In the case of specific causal organisms, the perfect stage name (when known) is followed by the imperfect stage name in parentheses. The name "wireworm" refers to the tough, wire-like appearance of the larvae. Development: Temperatures of approximately 20C are favorable for disease development and symptoms appear approximately 14 days after infection. Eggs are deposited in the soil and the hatched larvae feed on roots. Nematode feeding reduces plant vigor and induces lesions, rots, deformation, and gall and root knots. However, leaves, stems, and heads may be attacked. Hosts/Distribution: Many species of wireworms are found throughout the world, all of which can attack wheat. Disease development is favored by cool, moist weather. Symptoms: The pustules of stripe rust, which, contain yellow to orange-yellow urediospores, usually form narrow stripes on the leaves (4). Importance: This nematode rarely is of economic importance. Roots can also be affected, usually becoming brown in color and reduced in number. List of most important wheat pests; Nematodes: About nematodes: Cereal Cyst Nematode: Root Knot Nematode: Root Lesion Nematode: Seed Gall Nematode: Insect pests: About above ground insect pests: Aphids: Stink Bugs: Armyworms, Cutworms: Cereal Leaf Beetle: Thrips: Hessian Fly: Wheat Stem Maggot: Sawfly: Grasshoppers: White Grubs: Wireworms: Other pests: Mites: Snails and Slugs For an accurate diagnosis, it is important to dig up and submit entire plants exhibiting symptoms (see submission information at ppdl.purdue.edu/PPDL/ physical.html). The mycelium of the loose smut fungus remains dormant in the embryonic tissues of the kernel until the kernel begins to germinate. Development: Primary infections are caused by wind-borne urediospores that may have travelled long distances. Development: The fungus persists on crop debris in the soil. Development: The bacterium can be seed borne and persists on crop residues in the soil, tolerating warm as well as freezing temperatures. Importance: In small grain cereals, damage is generally limited; deformations seldom cause significant losses. Grow more. Hosts/Distribution: Wheat and (less commonly) triticale are affected by these diseases, as are several other related grasses. Hosts/Distribution: The fungus has a high degree of host specificity. Hosts/Distribution: Most cereal crops and related species can be affected by cereal cyst nematodes. Development: Karnal bunt is a seed- or soil-borne, floral infecting disease. The infected plants become chlorotic and/ stunted. Barley yellow dwarf virus Leaf and Head Diseases Importance: Yield losses tend to be small, but losses due to discounted grain quality can be significant and occur worldwide. Distribution is worldwide, wherever small grain cereals are grown. Importance: Yield is often reduced without the appearance of obvious visual symptoms. Importance: Usually not a serious problem; ongoing breeding efforts tend to eliminate genotypes prone to spotting. Symptoms: Severe infestations of Hessian flies result in stunting of the plants, thin stands, lodging, and reduced yield. Symptoms: At flowering, infected florets produce a yellowish, sticky, sweet exudate (containing conidia) that is visible on the glumes. The feeding of Schizaphis graminin (57) is especially damaging, resulting in the development of necrotic areas sometimes accompanied by purpling and rolling of the infested leaves. If infestation occurs during jointing, infested stems often will break prior to maturity. The fungus enters the newly formed kernel and develops in the intercellular space between the endosperm and seed coat. There they mature and produce large numbers of eggs. The disease may spread to the rachis, and lesions may also develop on the kernels (52). Heavy infestations can be very destructive; larvae may climb the plant and sever the neck just below the head. Nitrogen deficiency is the most common and widespread nutrient deficiency in small grains. Development: Sclerotium rolfsii can attack the plant at any stage of development. If formed, the heads may be branched, and some of the floral tissues grow into leaflike structures (36). The disease may develop rapidly when free moisture (rain or dew) occurs and temperatures range between 10-20C. Melanism appears to be linked with the stem rust resistance genes from "Hope" and H44. They will often have a brownish color. SECTION 9 WheAT - Diseases Know more. While some fungi attack only one or a few host species, others attack many. [This is a good option if you are already fairly sure what the problem of your crop is - i.e. Infection and disease development are favored by cool, humid conditions, which prolong the flowering period of the host plant. When dry, the exudate is white. An ergot body develops in each infected floret; these fungal structures can survive in the soil from one season to the next, and under dry conditions they can remain viable for many years. Hosts/Distribution: Many species of white grubs found throughout the world can attack wheat and many other plant species. Yield losses of from 14% to more than 25% have occurred with natural infestations. Development: Usually, kernels are infected by these fungi during the dough stage. Small plots can be harvested by snipping off the heads with a pair of scissors. One of the major practices used in the control of diseases is crop rotation. Diseased kernels give off a fetid or fishy odor when crushed. The initial symptom before sclerotia bodies is honey dew symptom occur during flowering stage. Positive identification of fungi should therefore be based on their morphology. Fall-sown cereals are more commonly attacked. Symptoms can be confused with those of other bacterial diseases, genetic melanism (false black chaff), septoria nodorum blotch (glume blotch), and frost damage. St. Paul, Minnesota: APS Press. Fortunately, only a few insect species are of major importance, causing severe damage over large geographical areas; most species are only occasional pests and/or are not geographically widespread. Deficiency of manganese occurs most commonly in soils that matter. Mild winters and low rainfall seem to favor outbreaks of the insects. Pseudomonas atrofaciens. Each root knot contains one or more females, which produce large egg masses within their saclike bodies. They do not have a well-defined nucleus, nor a nuclear membrane. The application of such hormonal herbicides as 2,4-D too early in the crop cycle can cause leaf curling and deformed spikes (104); application near anthesis can cause sterility. Nematodes are dispersed in soil, running water, and plant parts. Since each fungus can attack a different plant part at a different growth stage, positive field identification of the causal agent is difficult. Importance: Powdery mildew can cause major yield losses if infection occurs early in the crop cycle and conditions remain favorable for development so that high infection levels are reached before heading. Individual mites are so small they they can scarcely be seen with the unaided eye. Cool temperatures (10-15C) and prolonged wet, cloudy weather favors the development of these diseases. Importance: Losses due to stink bugs are highly variable and depend on the density of the insects, weather conditions, and duration of the crop growing period. Experience and knowledge in identifying and treating these diseases are crucial because if misdiagnosed or improperly treated the problem can be worsened. The disease can develop rapidly when free moisture is available and temperatures are near 20C. This pest has been reported in most wheat-growing areas of the world. Treat seed with fungicide and insecticide to control aphids in the fall. Reproduction may be sexual or parthenogenic. Disease development is favored by dry, sandy soils, cool temperatures, and high humidity. Tillers die prematurely or never head. The disease is found in most winter wheat areas and in cool, fall-sown spring wheat areas. Other critical periods occur during late booting and during seed set. The disease is frequently reported in the Asian Subcontinent. Older fungal tissue is yellowish gray (16). Symptoms: Masses of black teliospores are produced in narrow strips just beneath the epidermis of leaves, leaf sheaths and occasionally the culms. Symptoms often are masked by or confused with other problems. (2010). It also is common for leaf tips to die and for old leaves to become yellow and brittle. Hosts/Distribution: Bread wheat and durum wheat, as well as several related grasses, are the primary hosts. Symptoms: Melanism occurs as brownish black to dark purple spots, streaks, or blotches on the leaf sheaths, stems (90), and/or glumes and results from a high production of melanoid pigments in some genotypes. There are other fungi that can cause black point, but the three noted here are the most common. Hosts/Distribution: The disease can affect all small grain cereal crops; distribution is worldwide. In damp weather, they may feed all day. As the spike matures, kernels of infected florets are replaced by brown to purplish black fungal structures (sclerotia or "ergot bodies") (31). The cysts are off-white when young, turning dark brown as they age. Eventually, black spherical fruiting structures (cleistothecia) may develop in the mycelia, and can be seen without magnification. The adult beetles (79) lay eggs in the soil, usually in the spring, and the larvae may take several years to develop prior to pupating, depending on species. The bunt balls of common bunt, caused by T. caries and T. foetida, are about the same size and shape as the kernels they replace (7); those of dwarf bunt, caused by T. controversa, are more nearly spherical (8). As lesions mature, the centers often turn a light brown to tan color, surrounded by an irregular dark brown ring (21 on leaf; 22 on spike). Pyrenophora trichostoma (Helminthhosporium tritici-repentis) Syn. Harvested grain containing more than 5% infected kernels can contain enough toxin to be harmful to humans and animals. The feeding of Diuraphis noxis produces long white stripes on the leaves (58), leaf rolling, postrate growth habit, and sterile heads. However, no major or widespread epidemics have been reported. are present in nearly all soils and crop residues. Importance: The disease is seldom a problem in traditional wheat-growing areas. Adults and nymphs both can cause damage and, if present in large numbers, may cause the tissue on which they are feeding to take on a silver coloration. Distribution: Moisture stress occurs to some extent each year in most rainfed environments. The disease is found in the major temperate wheat-growing areas. Symptoms: The leaves, culms, and spikes of wheat and triticale can be infected. Native animals may also be pests in certain situations. If temperatures average about 20C or more, the first generation of urediospores will be produced in 10-15 days. Symptoms: When young tillers are attacked in the fall or early spring, the tillers usually die; infested plants show the "white head" condition typically produced by stem-boring insects (71). The number and formation of spikelets and florets, as well as grain filling, are reduced, resulting in lower yields. Symptoms are produced on almost all aerial parts of the wheat plant but are most common on stem, leaf sheaths and upper and lower leaf surfaces. The necrotic spots may extend across the blade causing the upper portion of the leaf to kink or twist (97). Leaf spots may also occur when cool, cloudy, and moist weather is followed by hot, sunny weather, or as a result of large fluctuations in temperature. is favored by warm, dry soils when the plants are under stress. Glume blotch Septoria nodorum. Slender heads which take longer to turn color than healthy heads; glumes spread apart to reveal spori or "bunt balls" (balls containing fungal spores) which are a similar size to normal kernel but are gray-brown in color; bunt balls break open on harvest and give off a fishy odor, Disease is most commonly introduced through infected seed although spores are spread by wind. The size of grain kernel and ergot are similar in size. Infection early in the crop development can cause pre- or post-emergence "dampong off" of seedlings (43). Life Cycle: Eggs are inserted into or attached to host tissue. Elliptical lesions that first appear on leaf sheath and gradually spread to stem; lesions are yellow-brown to tan in color and occur length-ways down the stem; lesions can occur individually or groups of lesions can coalesce to form large areas of discoloration; lesions may eventually girdle the stem; a gray, thread-like fungal growth may occur on the stem beneath the lesion; mature stems may have a charred appearance; infected tillers mature early and develop white heads and poorly filled seed; tillers may fall if stems are severely infected, Primary route of infection is by splashing water; emergence of disease favored by high soil moisture content and a dense crop canopy, Partially bleached heads in field of wheat, One or more spikelets on newly emerged head bleached; pink or orange fungal masses may be visible at the base of infected spikelet; infected spikelets do not produce seed or produce shriveled and/or discolored seed; severe infections can cause the kernels to have a chalky appearance and are frequently lost during harvest, Fungus survives between seasons on host plant debris - other host include corn and barley; fungus can survive on host debris for several years; warm, moist conditions promote the spread of the disease when present. These sporidia in turn germinate and penetrate the glumes, rachis, or the ovary itself. Life Cycle: Wheat stem maggot larvae overwinter in cereal plants or grasses (72). Eyespot Pseudocercosporella herpitrichoides. The alternate hosts are Thalictrum, Isopryum, Anemonella, and Anchusa spp. These hatch into nymphs that feed on the plant. Symptoms: A yellow exudate on the spikes is indicative of bacterial spike blight. Life Cycle: Adult cutworms (61) and army worms (62) are moths, and the females lay eggs on leaves and leaf sheaths near the ground. When disease development is severe, the stem or culm may break near the ground or through the lesion where the stem is weakened (40). Hosts/Distribution: Small, localized epidermics can occur when conditions are favorable. Successive generations of urediospores can be produced every 10-14 days if conditions are favorable. Maganese deficiency causes grayish necrotic spots or streaks to appear on the basal portion of the newest leaves. Widespread outbreaks have occurred and, in some locations (such as North Africa and the USA), the past recurs annually. The eggs hatch within one week; the white, legless larvae settle behind the leaf sheaths and suck the sap of the plant. Development: Initial infections come from diseased crop debris in the soil, or from diseased grass hosts. They are found behind leaf sheaths, usually at a node. Genotypes develop spotting and in the physical appearance of the spots. Infection by fungal pathogens depends on several factors: free water on the host plant surface is usually required, the susceptibility of the host, the density of inoculum, and ambient temperature, as well as other environmental factors. Development: Wind blown teliospores that land on the flowers of wheat plants can germinate and infect the developing embryo of the kernel. Usually there is one generation per year. Hosts/Distribution: Mites generally are not an important problem, with the exception of the wheat curl mite, which is a vector of wheat streak mosaic virus (WSMV). Filed under: Weed Control, Small Grains, Diseases, Pests, Insects, Pesticide, Disease Control, Disease, Insect, Pest, Pest Management, Pesticides, Insect Control Feel free to use and share this content, but please do so under the conditions of our Creative Commons license and our Rules for Use . Importance: Alternaria leaf blight can be very severe if environmental conditions are favorable for disease development; major losses can result when susceptible cultivars are grown. Hosts/Distribution: Larvae are generally omnivorous in attacking grasses. Flowering parts are particularly sensitive. Pustules (containing masses of urediospores) are dark reddish brown - occur on both sides of Copper deficiency symptoms include the discoloration of young leaf tips, followed by breaking and curling of the leaves (98). Symptoms: Adult stink bugs feed on stem tissue or developing kernels (59). BYD is probably the most widely distributed viral disease of cereals in the world. Lawn disease identification, prevention, and treatment are very important as many turf diseases can damage or kill turf grass very quickly. The fungus also can cause seedling blight, foot rot, head scab (27) and, in winter cereals, pink snow mold. Symptoms: High concentration of aluminum will first reduce development of the roots, giving them a stubby appearance. The should be firm and crunchy and not doughy in texture. A light frost may only affect new tissue, resulting in a banding or striping on the leaves or spikes. Viruses are the smallest pathogens presented in this field guide, and only one viral disease (BYD) is discussed. Wheat streak mosaic disease (WSMD) is one of the important diseases in winter wheat and can lead to severe yield losses. Life Cycle: Stink bugs over-winter as adults and may diapause. Several commercial wheat cultivars have high yield potential and have been released despite genetic flecking. Sclerophthora macrospora (Sclerospora macrospora). Hosts/Distribution: Karnal bunt can affect wheat, triticale, rye, and several other related grasses, but not barley. Importance: Black chaff and bacterial stripe rarely cause significant damage, even though symptoms often may be extensive. Diseases Diseases are often seen but are seldom serious problems for buckwheat production in the Northeast. This booklet is designed as a quick guide for identifying wheat and triticale diseases in the field. Sharp eyespot lesions are more superficial and more sharply outlined than those typical of eyespot. The reddish brown pupae, commonly called "flag seed" because of their resemblance to the seed of the flax plant, are oval shaped, flattened, taper to a point, and are 3-5 mm long. They are usually found behind the sheath of the flag leaf, feeding on the stem (69). undulosa, X. campestris pv. All wheat cultivars are susceptible, but some do not support cyst formation. The galls are similar in shape to the seed they replace and are dark brown in color (86). Hosts/Distribution: Nearly all cultivated cereals and native grasses act as hosts, although wheat is preferred. Adults begin their feeding activity in the spring. Generations overlap so that all stages and sizes of larvae may be found in the soil at the same time. Oats are more sensitive than other small grain species. From Ned Tisserat, CSU Extension Specialist and Professor, Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management Ned sends out information concerning wheat diseases in the state on a routine basis. Symptoms: Distorted leaves and stems are evident prior to heading. Hosts/Distribution: The occurrence of physiological leaf spots is related to variety and its interaction to the environment. Hosts/Distribution: Wheat is the only cultivated host, though some wild grasses are susceptible to attack. Foliar applications of manganese sulfate can alleviate this deficiency. Symptoms: The most obvious symptoms of this disease are the eye-shaped, elliptical lesions produced on the internodes of the lower stem (39). Importance: This is one of the most destructive insect pests on cereals. Free moisture usually is necessary for infection, and penetration of host tissue occurs through wounds or stomatal openings. The disease is spread by splashing rain, plant contact, and insects. The minute, oblong eggs are reddish in color and are laid in rows on the upper sides of leaves. Warm and dry conditions usually reduce major wheat diseases, mainly by curbing infection, growth and sporulation of fungal pathogens, e.g. The epidermis of the peduncle often becomes separated from underlying tissue. Once the seeds have been scattered, the soil should be raked lightly to set the seeds at the desired depth. "Bacterial black chaff" occurs primarily on the glumes (48); "bacterial stripe" occurs primarily on the leaves and/or leaf sheaths (49). Ophiobolus graminis. As these spots coalesce, large blotches are formed. Hosts/Distribution: Wheat is the principal host; triticale and several related grasses also can be affected. All photographs compliments of CIMMYT staff, except for photo 57, contributed by C. C. Gill, Agriculture Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and photo 70, contributed by J. H. Hatchett, USDA-ARS, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA. Sterile florets tend to open and thus become more liable to infection. Sclerotia require cold temperatures before they can germinate. As diseased plants approach maturity, galls are formed in the florets, replacing the kernels (85). 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