Bacterial leaf blight

Catalogue Type
Plant Diseases Catalogue
Scientific Name
Xanthomonas oryzae pv.oryzae
Family
Xanthomonadaceae
Distinguishing Characters
*Linear yellow to straw coloured stripes with waxy margins generally on both edges of the leaf on one edge.
Host Crop
Rice
Photo of Pathogen
Photo of Damaged Crop
Description

*use balanced amount of plant nutrient ,especially nitrogen.

*Use resistance varieties like( radha 4,7,11,12,,swarna 2,9,,sukkha 1,2)

*Treatment of seed with agromycine -100@0.25gm/litre of water for 30 min.