BACTERIAL SEEDLING BLIGHT
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Rice

SOURCE:
K. Azegami
DISEASE:
Bacterial seedling blight
HOST:
Rice
(Oryza sativa)
Basal chlorosis and withering of second and third leaves. Seedlings become reddish brown with a dry appearance over time. Root growth is retarded and seedlings easily lodge.
PATHOGEN:
Burkholderia plantarii
PATHOGEN SYNONYM:
Pseudomonas plantarii