On January 19th, NWAFU’s affiliated National Wheat Industry Technology System Plant Diseases and Pests Control Laboratory submitted the proposal of “2017 China’s Wheat Stripe Rust Occurrence Trend and Control Measures” to Ministry of Agriculture and received high value. On January 20th, Ministry of Agriculture dispatched the wheat stripe rust control in winter. On January 22nd, CCTV Weather Forecast published a warning forecast of wheat stripe rust, demanding relevant provincial and agricultural sectors to arouse the masses to reinforce monitoring and early warning and implement control measures so as to prevent the infection outbreak of wheat stripe rust in spring and ensure the safe production of wheat.

Translated by: Zhao Rui
Proofread by: Yan Xianhui