5. Wheat cultivation has traditionally been dominated by the northern region of India. The northern states of Punjab and Haryana Plains in India have been prolific wheat producers.
6. Today, India is exporting sufficient quantities of all types of wheat and extensive research efforts are underway for improving its cereals and grain output in the years to come.
7. The major Wheat production State are Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, West Bengal, Uttaranchal, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir.
20. Flower opening is usually during warmer part of the day i.e. , between 9 am to 2 pm and peak period between 10 am to 1 pm
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22. Caryopses are single-seeded fruits in which the testa (seed coat) is fused with the thin pericarp (fruit coat).
23. Cereal grains have highly developed embryos and in cereal grains the triploid endosperm consists of the starchy endosperm (dead storage tissue) and the aleurone layer (living cells).
35. A wheat seed crop should never immediately follow wheat, unless the wheat crop in the previous season was of the same variety and of the same or higher generation.
38. It is sufficient to isolate seed fields with a strip of 3 meters all around which is planted with a non-cereal crop, or left uncroped.
39. In cases where variety is susceptible to diseases caused by Ustilago spp. ( eg. loose smut) an isolation distance of 180meters between seed field and other fields of wheat is recommended
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41. Short and medium duration varieties like Sonalika, HD 1982 should be sown during the second fortnight of November.
65. For control of broad-leaved weeds spray 2-4 D at@ 0.5kg active ingredient per hectare in 750 liters of water after 25 to 30 days of sowing.
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68. :generally it is not an economically important disease, but where present, yield losses can range from trace amounts to moderate levels.
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70. Yield losses depend on the number of spikes affected by the disease; incidence is usually less than one percent and rarely exceeds thirty percent of the spikes in any given location.
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72. Do not sow seed visibly infested with bunt (cover smut)
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75. The lesions of septoriatritici blotch tend to be linear and restricted laterally
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77. When infection occurs early in the crop cycle, the number of tillers is often reduced and spikes are often sterile.
78. Take-all is widespread in monocropped areas and has been known to cause considerable yield losses in winter wheat and fall-sown spring wheat areas, especially where liming or minimum tillage is practiced. Control: Later plantings are better,Use Ammonium Nitrate,Fertilize early, Use higher rates of fertilizer, Do not lime take-all infested soil, Rotate with other crops, corn may produce scab in wheat
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80. The disease is more prevalent in cool, humid climates.
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83. If infection occurs during the early crop stages, the effects can be severe: reductions in tillering and losses in grain weight and quality. Under favorable conditions, complete crop loss can occur.
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85. 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. Control: one spray of propiconazole (25 EC) @ 0.1 % at earhead emergence or appearance of disease (whichever is earlier) is recommended for the powdery mildew prone areas.
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88. Severe early infections can cause significant yield losses, mainly by reducing the number of kernels per spike, test weights, and kernel quality.
89. Control: Cultivation of recommended varieties like NW 1014, NW 2036, K 9107, HD 2733, MACS 6145, DBW 14, HD 2888 and HUW 468 All Zones
92. Karnal bunt is a relatively minor disease. Actual losses in yield are minimal, but the disease is on the quarantine lists of many countries and therefore of importance in world grain trade.
93. Control:one spray of Propiconazole (25EC) @ 0.1 % may be given (in seed crop only) at ear head emergence stage.
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96. Spray the crop (susceptible varieties only) with Propiconazole 25 EC (Tilt 25 EC) @ 0.1% at yellow rust initiation. This spray will also help in control of powdery mildew and Karnal bunt diseases.
97. Seed treatment with Trichodermaviride @ 4 g / Kg seed in combination with Carboxin 75 WP (Vitavax 75 WP) @ 1.25 g / Kg seed or Tebuconazole 2 DS (Raxil 2 DS) @ 1.0 g / Kg seed.
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99. The feeding of Schizaphisgraminin is especially damaging, resulting in the development of necrotic areas sometimes accompanied by purpling and rolling of the infested leaves. The feeding of Diuraphisnoxis produces long white stripes on the leaves , leaf rolling, postrate growth habit, and sterile heads
100. Control :. foliar spray of Imidacloprid 200SL @20g a.i./ha on border rows at the start of the aphid colonization be given
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102. Grasshopper Insects with hind legs adapted for jumping. They include the longhorned grasshoppers, pygmy grasshoppers, and shorthorned grasshoppers, or locusts. They subsist on vegetation and are distributed worldwide wherever vegetation grows. Grasshoppers are 3 to 13 cm (1 to 5 in) long when fully grown. They develop by gradual metamorphosis: The nymph is initially wingless and gradually comes to resemble the adult as it grows through progressive molts. Only the adults can fly. Control: Deep plough during winter will kill eggs Malathion@4-5kg/ha , Sevin @ 1kg active ingredient /ha Hessian Fly (Mayetiola destructor) Damage : Hard red spring wheat infested in the spring and early summer will take on a dark bluish-green color and become distinctly thickened and stunted. Control: Resistant variety : Guard released by South Dakota in 1983) Crop rotation: oat,corn,sunflower Tillage: Moldboard plowing in the fall after the first killing frost. Chemical: phorate 20% granules for both hard red spring wheat and winter wheat and disulfoton 15% granules for winter wheat only.
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104. Control :carbaryl (Sevin XLR Plus 4)@32 - 48 oz/ac, methyl parathion 4 (Methyl 4)@24oz/ac, spinosad (Tracer 4)@1.5-3oz/ac.oz=0.0284 liter
120. For wheat seed cleaning, mainly screens, indented cylinders and air screen cleaner are used
121. Screens separate based on the width and thickness; a width (or diameter) separation is obtained by round screens, while for thickness separation oblong screens are used .
122. Indented cylinders carry out length separation; the indents (cells or pockets) in the cylinder will, depending on their size, lift the seeds, which fit in the indents.
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124. The first air channel removes dust and light materials as the seed falls from the feed hopper.
125. The second air channel removes light seed and materials after the seed passes through the last screen.
126. Screen configurations vary considerably, one or two top or scalping screens remove particles larger than the good seed, and one or two bottom or grading screens remove particles smaller than the good seed.
127. Because the average size of wheat seed varies according to the growing conditions, standard screen sizes cannot be recommended..
128. In general size of Screen aperture for all wheat variety is :Topscreen 6.40 mm(R); Bottom screen 2.10 mm(S)
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131. Another application is the removal of weevil-infested grains from the seed lot and upgrading seed (in order to improve germination).
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133. Insecticides are sometimes applied to protect seed in storage and in the soil.
150. PITFALL TRAP TNAU Probe Traps TWO IN ONE MODEL 100 kg 500 kg 25 kg TNAU AUTOMATIC INSECT REMOVAL BIN
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152. In wheat, fungi (Fusariumspp., Tilletiaspp., Drechsleraspp., Septoriaspp. and Ustilagospp.), bacteria (Corynebacterium, Pseudomonas and Xanthomonas) and nematodes (Anguinatritici) are the most important seed-borne diseases due to their worldwide distribution and losses they incur in crop production (Mamluk and van Leur, 1986; Diekmann, 1996a).
153. Chemical seed treatment is one of the efficient and economic plant protection practices and can be used to control both external and internal seed infection.
154. It protects young seedlings or adult plants against attack from seed-borne, soil-borne or airborne pests
155. Meisneret al. (1994) indicated that Vitavax 200 (Carboxin [37.5 percent] and Thiram [37.5 percent]) is an effective broad spectrum seed treatment fungicide, both for externally and internally seed-borne diseases of wheat. Moreover, pre-harvest foliar application of chemicals can also reduce the internally seed-borne fungi and can be combined with seed treatment to produce healthy seed.
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157. The labeled use rate for Stamina is 0.4 fl oz per 100 lbs of seed.
158. It has shown to have activity against a broad spectrum of wheat and barley pathogens.
159. Stamina in combination with Charter® Fungicide Seed Treatment provides protection from a broad range of wheat and barley pathogens.Charter (3.1) + Stamina (0.4) BASF,2007
161. Single–Kernel Characterization System (SKCS) Method 1. A sample of wheat kernels (12 to 16 grams) is prepared by removing broken kernels, weed seeds, and other foreign material. 2. The sample is poured into the access hopper of the single-kernel characterization system instrument. 3. The SKCS instrument analyzes 300 kernels individually and records the results on a computer graph. Results • Wheat kernel characteristics are analyzed for: kernel weight by load cell, kernel diameter and moisture content by electrical current, and kernel hardness by pressure force. • Averages and standard deviations of these parameters are reported as SKCS results in terms of values: kernel weight is expressed in milligrams (mg); kernel diameter is expressed in millimeters (mm); moisture content is expressed as a percentage; and kernel hardness is expressed as an index of –20 to 120.
163. Germination Test ( ISTA,2007 ) Objective: To obtain information with respect to the planting value of the seed and to provide results which could be used to compare the value of different seed lots. Procedure : Replications: Four replication of 100 seeds Substrata : TP, BP, S Temperature: 200C RH : 95±1 First Count : at 4th day Final Count: at 8th day Dormancy breaking treatment: Preheating (30-350 C) First Count Final Count
164. Seed Moisture Test ISTA,1976 Seed moisture content is one of the most important factor influencing seed quality and storability. Therefore, its estimation during seed quality determination is important. Seed moisture content can be expressed either on wet weight basis or on dry weight basis. Procedure : Three Replication of 4 gram seed . Grinding : Course grinding Either LCT (1030C for 17h; or HCT (1300C) for 2h Use desiccators : 30 – 45 min Calculate moisture content using following formula: W2 – W3 Moisture content (%)= -------------- X 100 W2 – W1
165. Wheat Varietal Identification Phenol color reaction Extensively used for identification wheat varieties It is easy, quick and reliable test Pieper(1920) was first to use this test Procedure: Soak 50 seeds in water for 16 hrs Place seeds in Petri dishes on 2 layers of filter paper soaked in 1% phenol solution Petri dishes are immediately covered. Observe after 2 hrs and finally at 4 hrs The varieties could be grouped into : Nil, no reaction, Light brown Brown Dark brown Black
166. Seed Health Testing Direct seed examination Germination test DETECTION METHODS OF PATHOGEN
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168. This method has not been validated for the determination of Septorianodorumon treated seed.
176. The test is carried out on a working sample of 400 seeds as described in Section 7.4.1 of the International Rules for Seed Testing.International Rules for Seed Testing ,2008
177. Method Pretreatment : 10 minutes in 1% (avilable chlorine) sodium hypochlorite. 2.Agar method : Malt agar or Potato Dextrose Agar containing 100 ppm streptomycin sulphate. 3.Incubation: 7 days at 20 ºC in darkness. 4. Examination : After 7 days examine each seed by naked eye for slow-growing circular colonies of dense white or cream mycelium that often covers infected seeds. The reverse of the colony is yellow/brown becoming darker with age. Slow growing, finely tufted, white aerial mycelium of Septoria nodorum covering grain in an agar plate test
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179. After 24 h of soaking NaOH is decanted and seeds are thoroughly washed in tap water.
180. Seeds are spread over a blotter paper so to excess water on the surface of seed is absorbed.
181. Later seeds are transferred in to a petridish and examined visually aided with light .
182. The seeds exhibiting jet black shin appearance with hollow or without hollowness are separated and individual seeds are ruptured on a slide in a drop of water and observed for the release of stream of fungal spores under compound microscope
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184. Procedure: Soak 2000 seeds in 5% NaOH and 0.02% trypan blue solution(one liter) for 24 h at 25-300C.
185. Pass soaked seed material through 10 mm mesh sieve and retain material in 20 mesh sieve along with showers of tap water.
186. Collect the extracted embryos in beaker and dehydrate embryos in rectified spirit for 5-10 min.
187. The hydrated embryos along with chaff etc are taken in a beaker containing 50 ml lactophenol and add to above beaker 100 ml water, stir it well.
188. Allow to stand for 5 min to settle the chaff at bottom.
189. Collect the floating in beaker containing 25 ml fresh lactophenol and boil the above material for 2 min.
190. Pour embryos in to glass dish and arrange in lines along with some lactophenol and observe the embryos under steriobinacular microscope for the presence of mycelium. Mycelium appears as blue thread like knotted structure in the scutellum portion of the embryo.
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193. The private sector, however, may not focus on wheat seed due to its characteristics (self-pollinating, high-volume and low-profit).
194. To meet the demand for improved seeds of wheat, new improved varieties developed by National Agricultural Research Systems (NARSs) should be multiplied and made available to farmers in the shortest possible time. Appropriate seed production techniques coupled with strict quality control measures ensure that varietal purity and identity is maintained, which is the key foundation of the entire quality seed program.
195. Seed enterprises consider ‘wheat seed’ to be of secondary importance, since it is a self-pollinating crop and the grain can also be used as seed, farmers tend to re-plant their own seed.