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Rice Bacterial Panicle Blight Management 2013

Donald Groth, Hollier, Clayton A.

LSU AgCenter, All, All

Rice Bacterial Panicle Blight Disease Management presentation

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Management Practices

Most commercial varieties are susceptible, but some show significant partial resistance.

Plant early to avoid late season hot temperatures.
Avoiding excessive nitrogen rates.
No pesticides are currently recommended to control this disease.
Do not plant seed from fields that were seriously affected the previous year.

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.

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