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        Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Early breeding efforts concentrated on developing a high yielding, drought tolerant crop species suitable for marginal wheat producing areas. More recent programs concentrate on developing improved animal feed and fodder varieties for production under a number of diverse environmental conditions.

Ergot is a plant disease caused by the fungus Claviceps purpurea, which infects the developing grains of cereals and grasses.

Fusarium head blight (FHB), also known as scab, is a fungal disease of small grain cereals that has become of increasing international importance in recent years. 

The importance of seed-borne diseases in cereals.

Sooty moulds often show up as grey patches in the field.

Triticale is a small-grain cereal developed to combine the quality and uniformity attributes of wheat with the vigour and hardiness of rye.



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