Other Plant Disease — Zambia
In Zambia, wheat blast symptoms were observed for the first time on wheat (_Triticum aestivum_ L.) grown in Muchinga Province during the 2017-18 rainy season. Infected plants showed typical symptoms in a short span of time. Incidence of blast symptoms on nearly all wheat heads was high and ranged from 50% to 100%.
A study was conducted to isolate and identify the causal pathogen using classical and molecular methods. Morphobiometry revealed conidia with characteristic spores associated with
…
