KHAIRA DISEASE SHEATH ROT TUNGRO
zinc deficiency Sarocladium oryzae Rice tungro baciliform vints (RTBV) and
SYMPTOMS  light yellow spots appear on  Discolora on in the flag leaf of
the leaves sheath
•The spots become dark  Ro ng on the leaf sheath that
brown as the disease encloses young panicles along with
progresses. Whi sh powdery growth
•The affected roots turns  irregular spots or lesions with dark
brown. reddish brown margins and gray
•Inhibits the growth of plants. center
• dras c reduc on in yield.  Severe infec.- panicles do not emerge
or emerge par ally
 Unemerged panicles rot, florets turn
red brown to dark brown
 affected sheaths and young panicles
management  apply 3 to 4 kg of countryside •Bacteriza on with Pseudomas
organic zinc/acre fluorescens
• sprinkle 2 kg zinc •Seed treatment with Bacillus sub lis
sulphate+1kg slaked lime (or (10g/kg)followed by seedling dip @ or
2%urea) in 400 liters of water 2.5 kg/ha dissolved in 100l water for
per acre of land. 30 minutes
•Foliar spray at 0.2% Bacillus sub lis
CULTURAL-
• Removal of infected stubbles a er
harvest
• op mum plant spacing
• Applica on of potash at llering
stage
• Control weeds and keep field
sanita on.
Chemical methods
RICE WHITE TIIP NEMATODE
Aphelenchoides besseyi
Rice tungro spherical virus (RTSV)
Vector: leaf hopper
• stun ng and reduced llering  Distor on of flag leaf
 yellow or orange-yellow leaves with  Stun ng of plant, lack of vigour,
rust coloured spots produce small panicles, high sterility,
•Discolora on begins from leaf p and distorted glumes and kernels.
extends down to blade or the lower leaf  Delayed emergence of severely
por on. infected seedlings, slow
 Delayed flowering. - panicles small and germina on.
not completely exerted.  Most conspicuous symptoms visible
 most panicles sterile or par ally filled at llering stage.
grains.
 affects all growth stages specifically the
Vegeta ve stage.
• Use Resistant varie es like IR 36, IR50 hot water treatment at 55-60c
white ponni. Apply carbofuran 3G in nursery
 adjus ng the date of plan ng.
 Following a fallow period of atleast a
month to eliminate host virus and
vector
 crop rota on With pulses or Oil seeds
 Apply neem cake
 Ploughing and harrowing
 •spray the fungicides at the me of
panicle emergence
•Apply Potash at Tillering Stage
•applica on of phosphamidon
(insec cide)+ tridemorph (fungicide)
• Seed treatment with Mancozeb and
Benomyl
 foliar spray- carbendazim/ mancozeb
(at boo ng stage)

Ufra disease
Mainly in deep water rice
• Mosaic discolora on of emerging leaves
• Appearance of brown to dark spots on leaves
• white ps on upper part of leaves with tan and
torning of leaves above white por on
Soil applica on of the nema cides edfuran and
sunfuran.