DISEASES OF FLOWERS, LEAVES AND STEMS

Anguina tritici = wheat seed gall nematode - Con- Normal seed can be easily separated from galls bymechanical separator so you can start with "clean" seed.- Galls or "cockles" or "peppercorns" are smaller andfall through mesh.-Seed immersed in brine solution - cockles float and canbe skimmed off. Must be quick.- Done on small scale on farms in developing countries.- Relatively host specific = crop rotation effective.- Volunteer plants and weed hosts must be eliminated.