Wheat is an important food grain crop and grown all over the world. Among all foliar diseases of wheat, brown rust is important disease of wheat. In this study a survey was conducted in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra to detect prevalence and incidence during the Rabi season 2021-22 and 2022-23 particularly targeting wheat growing area of both states. The survey spots were selected randomly in each district and stops were made at every 10-15 Km intervals. Three to five sub-locations were observed in each wheat field along a diagonal move at each spot. The information collected such as location, prevalence, incidence and severity of disease and wheat variety from survey were recorded by using Google Map and Notecam lite-GPS, geo coordinate (Latitude, Longitude and Elevation) and other essential information regarding fields were also obtained. In both the years disease score range from 0 to 40S was reported in Maharashtra. In Madhya Pradesh, the maximum disease score 40S reported in 9 locations and the 0 disease score reported in 4 locations in 2021-22 and in 2022-23, the maximum disease score 20S observed in 20 locations and the zero disease score was recorded in 5 locations

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Maharashtra is providing initial inoculums for disease development in central India. Because of this reason, a survey was conducted in those areas to find out the prevalence of brown rust of wheat. By this study, an effective management strategy may be made for Madhya Pradesh. Because in Madhya Pradesh, primary inoculums for this disease is comes from Mahabaleshwar foot hills in the month of February onward. This survey may also give guidance in recommendation of preventive and prophylactic spraying of fungicides in Madhya Pradesh. There was disease reported in 2021-22 and 2022-23 in all areas of both states clearly pointing to establishment of initial inoculums of disease in source area of Nilgiri hills and also responsible for inoculums multiplication and spread in Central India

Amita Pachori, K.K. Mishra and Sushma Nema (2025). Initial Rust Incidence, Tracking and Tracing in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. Biological Forum, 17(4): 09-16