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Fig. 3. Effect of N treatment on the severity of foliar diseases in the penultimate leaf (A and C), and flag leaf (B and D) of wheat expressed as leaf area with symptoms (%) at Site 1 in 2003 and 2004; and at Site 2 in 2003, 2004, and 2005 growing seasons. Bars labeled with different letters within each siteyear are significantly different at P
0.05. The N treatments are: N1, 0 kg N ha1; N2, 60 kg N ha1 all starter; N3, 100 kg N ha1 all starter; N4, 60 kg N ha1 starter + 40 kg N ha1 top-dress at boot stage; and N5, 60 kg N ha1 basal + 40 kg N ha1 foliar spray GS-45.