Pathological diseases which are prevalent in major cereal crops of family poaceae

2. Wheat ( T.aestivum)
• Domesticated 10000
years ago
• 2nd
Highest yielding
cereal crop in the world
• 1st
most grown crop in
world
• 1st
largest grown cereal
crop in Pakistan
• Rich source of vitamins,
proteins and minerals
• Supplies 72% calories in
natural diet.
History
Varieties growing in Pakistan
 MEERAJ-2008
 NARC-2009
 MILLAT-11
 AARI-2011
 PUNJAB-2011
 GALAXY-2013
 PAKISTAN-2013
 NIA SARANG-2013
 BENAZIR-2013
T. asestivum

3. Production
World production:
716.82 MMT
World area:
56.2 million acres
Pakistan production:
25.28 MMT
Pakistan area:
2.2 million acre
1. Punjab 77%
2. Sindh 14%
3. KPK 5%
4. Balochistan 4%
Diseases
Fungal disease
• Stem Rust of wheat (Puccinia
graminis tritici)
• Loose smut of wheat
(Ustilago nuda)
Bacterial diseases
• Bacterial leaf blight (P.
syringae pv. syringae)
• Bacterial leaf streak
(X. translucens pv. undulosa)
Viral diseases
• Wheat yellow mosaic virus
• Barley yellow dwarf virus
Nematode disease
• Ear cockle (Anguinia tritici)

4. Maize ( Zea mays)
• Domesticated 8000
years ago
• Highest yielding cereal
crop in the world
• 3rd most grown crop in
world
• 3rd largest grown cereal
crop in Pakistan
• 4th largest crop grown
crop in Pakistan
• Rich source of starch,
vitamins, proteins and
minerals
History
Varieties growing in Pakistan
 YH-1898
 FH-810
 Yousaf wala hybrid
 P3025 white
 DK-919
 Pearl-2011
 MMRI-2011
 X-2276
 Monsento-6525

5. Production
World production:
988 million metric tons
World area:
109.9 million acres
Pakistan production:
4.5 million metric tons
Pakistan area:
0.2 million acre
1. Punjab 39%
2. KPK 56%
3. Sindh 5%
4. Balochistan 3%
Diseases
Fungal disease
• Charcoal Stalk Rot
(Macrophomina Phaseolina)
• Common smut of maize
(Ustilago maydis)
Bacterial diseases
• Bacterial Stalk Rot (Ervinia
chrysanthemi pv. Zeae)
• Stewart’s Wilt (Erwinia
stewartii)
• Bacterial leaf Stripe
(Pseudomonas rubrilineans)
Viral diseases
• Maize Stripe Virus
• Sugarcane Mosaic Virus

6. Varieties growing in Pakistan
• Domesticated 10000
years ago
• 2nd
most grown crop in
world
• GDP contribution 0.7%
• 2nd
largest grown cereal
crop in Pakistan
• Rich source of vitamins,
carbohydrate and
minerals
• Supplies 45-65%
calories in natural diet.
Rice ( Oryza Sativa)
 NIAB-9
 SHAHINSHAH-2
 AARI-6
History
 KSK-133
 PH-386
 SUPER BASMATI
 PRIDE-1
 Y-26
 NIAB-2013

7. Production
World production:
476.88 MMT
World area:
2.49 million acres
Pakistan production:
6.97 MMT
Pakistan area:
0.6 million acre
1. Punjab 52%
2. Sindh 36%
3. KPK 1%
4. Balochistan 11%
Diseases
Fungal disease
• Paddy Blast
(Pyricularia oryzae)
• Bakainae disease of rice
(Fusarium moniliforme)
Bacterial diseases
• Bacterial leaf blight
(X.oryzae pv. oryzae)
• Bacterial leaf streak
(X. oryzae pv. oryzicola)
Viral diseases
• Rice black streak dwarf virus
• Rice tungro disease
Nematode disease
• Stem nematode of rice
(Ditylenchus angustus)