Leaf Tip Necrosis

Have you had the tips of your wheat crop browning off or turning crispy for unknown reasons? It could be leaf tip necrosis.

Breeding for Genetic resistance to rust can sometimes be linked to germplasm that can develop leaf tip necrosis or uses it as a way to resist rust.

Below Harpinder Singh Randhawa PhD. explains more about why leaf tip necrosis can happen in wheat.

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