Click on the image above for the PDF version of the Rice Kernel and False Smut Disease Management presentation.

• No scouting is possible since disease does not appear until heading and control is ineffective after this stage.
• Excessive nitrogen increases diseases.
• Some varieties have resistance.
• Boot applications of certain fungicides reduce disease.
• Planting early allows rice to escape infection.

Suggested Additional Sources of Information

• Rice Varieties and Management Tips, LSU AgCenter Pub. 2270.
• Rice Disease Fact Sheet, LSU AgCenter Pub. 3084.
• Louisiana Rice Production Handbook, LSU AgCenter Pub. 2321.
• www.lsuagcenter.com.
• Contact your local cooperative extension agent.