Introduction

1. Areas and route of research on the destructive biota (phytopathogens) of spring wheat in the North-East of Kazakhstan

2. Climatic conditions in the North-East of Kazakhstan during the active vegetation period of the crop (from sowing to ripening)

3. Major diseases of wheat: symptoms, biological features of pathogens, distribution, and harmfulness 3.1 Loose smut 3.2 Common bunt (Stinking smut) 3.3 Ergot 3.4 Stem rust (linear or black) 3.5 Leaf rust (Brown rust) 3.6 Powdery mildew 3.7 Septoria leaf blotch 3.8 Tan spot (Yellow leaf spot, or Pyrenophorosis) 3.9 Helminthosporium (common type) and Helminthosporium-Fusarium root rot 3.10 "Black point" of grain 3.11 Fusarium ear blight 3.12 Bacterial and Viral Diseases

4 Phytosanitary assessment of grain crops. Research methods 4.1 Phytopathological examination of seeds 4.2 Phytopathological analysis of soil 4.3 Assessing the incidence of spring wheat with airborne and foliar infections

5 Monitoring of destructive biota (phytopathogens) in spring wheat agrocenoses according to ecological-geographical areas in the North-East of Kazakhstan

5.1 Phytosanitary condition of spring wheat seeds 5.2 Phytosanitary condition of soil in spring wheat agrocenoses 5.3 Seasonal and multi-year dynamics of phytopathogens of spring wheat in the North-East of Kazakhstan 5.4 Comparative assessment of the fungicidal activity of preparations and their effect on the pathogenic microfungi of spring wheat