Common Pests and Diseases in Rice – part 5
Chapter 1, part 5 Diseases Category : Fungal False smut Ustilaginoidea virens Symptoms The pathogen infect the rice plant during flowering stage and causes chalkiness of grain.…
Chapter 1, part 5 Diseases Category : Fungal False smut Ustilaginoidea virens Symptoms The pathogen infect the rice plant during flowering stage and causes chalkiness of grain.…
Most of us know that there are several benefits of eating rice, but what most of us might not know is what those benefits are…
Chapter 1, part 4: Diseases Category : Fungal Bakanae Fusarium moniliforme Bakanae infected plant in rice field Symptoms Seedlings are elongated, slender and pale; seedlings are…
Baobab is a tree native to certain regions of Africa, Arabia, Australia and Madagascar. Also known by their scientific name Adansonia, Baobabs grow wild throughout Africa…
Chapter 1, part 3: Diseases Category : Fungal Leaf scald Microdochium oryzae What it does Leaf scald is a fungal disease caused by Microdochium oryzae, which causes the…
Description Maize, Zea mays, is an annual grass in the family Poaceae and is a staple food crop grown all over the world. The maize plant…
Chapter 1, part 2: Diseases Category : Bacterial Rice Bacterial blight Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae Symptoms Water-soaked stripes on leaf blades; yellow or white stripes on…
The Sowetan Live recently reported that Farmers in Nigeria are making the best out of a terrible situation by turning the locusts into food for…
Chapter 1: Diseases Category : Bacterial Bacterial leaf streak Xanthomonas oryzae Symptoms The disease manifests as small, water-soaked streaks between leaf veins which are initially dark…
Plants, like any living thing need food and water. For any crop including maize to produce optimally, we must ensure that the necessary moisture and…