Recent rains help wheat

<br> <br>(Enid-AP) -- Recent rains are helping the wheat crop in northern Oklahoma, but farmers say they don't need much more. <br><br>Roger Gribble of the Oklahoma State University Extension Service

Thursday, March 18th 2004, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

(Enid-AP) -- Recent rains are helping the wheat crop in northern Oklahoma, but farmers say they don't need much more.

Roger Gribble of the Oklahoma State University Extension Service says a little more rain wouldn't hurt, but another downpour isn't needed.

It's because the rain also is causing growth of a fungus that affects older leaves and some new leaves are turning yellow.

Gribble says the wheat will outgrow the disease as the temperatures become warmer.