Importance of Major Diseases of Bread Wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) and Their Association with Altitude in the Central Part of Ethiopia

Yitagesu Tadesse; Asela Kesho; Dereje Amare

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Importance of Major Diseases of Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and Their Association with Altitude in the Central Part of Ethiopia

Yitagesu Tadesse, Asela Kesho, Dereje Amare

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A study of the wheat diseases importance in different locations and associated factors has been limited in Ethiopia. As a result, the goal of this study was to determine major wheat diseases distribution and intensity in the central highland of Ethiopia and their association with altitude. Zones, Districts, and Kebeles were selected using a systematic sampling technique. The survey data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics. Pearson correlation was used to examine the relationship between disease intensity and the independent variables, and regression analysis was used to estimate the magnitudes of the association. A total of 60 fields were examined, with the occurrence of eight diseases such as leaf blotch, glume blotch, stem rust, yellow rust, leaf rust, fusarium head blight, and tanspot. There was a positive (r = 0.5) (p < 0.001) association between leaf blotch severity and growth stages, but not between incidence and growth stages, nor between leaf blotch incidence and altitude. Leaf blotch incidence was positively linked (r=3) (p < 0.05) with growth stage. The severity of gmlume blotch had a negative correlation (r = -0.37) (p < 0.001) with altitude but not with growth stages. The severity of Sr was found to be a substantial negative correlation (r = -0.7) (p < 0.001) with altitude and again showed a strong negative correlation (r=-0.66) with growth stages. Both altitude (r=-0.3) and growth stages (r=-0.4) (p < 0.001) have a significant negative correlation with Fusarium head blight severity (FHB). Wheat diseases epidemics in current research areas require more attention and an integrated management strategy should be addressed.

Published in	Science Frontiers (Volume 4, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.sf.20230403.11
Page(s)	29-39
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Central Part, Diseases, Intensity, Prevalence, Wheat

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Yitagesu Tadesse

Department of Plant Pathology, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), Holetta Agricultural Research Center (HARC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Asela Kesho

Department of Plant Pathology, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), Holetta Agricultural Research Center (HARC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Dereje Amare

Department of Plant Pathology, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), Holetta Agricultural Research Center (HARC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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