With rain lashing various districts of Malwa and other parts of the state today, farmers’ hopes of a bumper wheat yield have got a boost. Rain at this time would be beneficial for the crop. Farmers to check waterlogging in their fields and visit the fields on a regular basis to ward-off any fungal infection in the plants. If the rainy spell prolongs, there could be chances of yellow rust (fungal disease on wheat crop) attack on the crop.