THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE EXPLAINED THAT THE SPECIES OF WHEAT GROWN IN THE KINGDOM ARE CONSIDERED BLACK-STEM-RUST-RESISTANT KINDS OF WHEAT, WARNING WHEAT FARMERS FROM PLANTING LOCAL SPECIES INCLUDING AL-LUGAIMI AND AL-SAMA AS THEY ARE CONSIDERED LIABLE TO BEING INFECTED WITH THIS DISEASE. THE BEST WAY TO AVOID BLACK STEM RUST DISEASE IS TO CONTINUE GROWING YOKORORAGUA OR DEVELOPED MEXIBIAC, CURRENTLY USED IN THE KINGDOM, THE STATEMENT SAID. THE MINISTRY URGED WHEAT FARMERS TO CHOSE POLLUTED-FREE SEEDS IN THE COMING SEASONS AND DEPEND ON RELIABLE SOURCES OF SEED PROVIDERS.