BACTERIAL SEEDLING BLIGHT |
Rice
BACTERIAL SEEDLING BLIGHT
|
Rice
DISEASE:
Bacterial seedling blight
HOST:
Rice
(Oryza sativa)
Dead seedlings in half of nursery tray. Symptoms are basal chlorosis and withering of second and third leaves. Infected seedlings become reddish brown and desiccated in time.
PATHOGEN:
Burkholderia plantarii
PATHOGEN SYNONYM:
Pseudomonas plantarii