Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the most important cereal crop in the world and leading staple food in most countries. In Pakistan, rice the second most important staple food of the people and in the past economic year 2012-13, it was cultivated over 2,311,000 hectares in Pakistan and its production was about 5,541,000 tonnes, according to economic survey of Pakistan 2012-13.
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Here we are going to present the outline of major diseases of rice in Pakistan and their pathogens. The details of these will be presented in the later articles on PakAgriFarming.
Table: Table enlisting the major rice diseases occurring in Pakistan and their pathogens.
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Sr. No.
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Disease
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Pathogen
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01.
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Bacterial
Leaf Spot
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Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae
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02.
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Bakanae
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Fusarium fujikuroi (anamorph)
Syn: Fusarium moniliforme (anamorph)
Gibberella fujikuroi (telomorph)
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03.
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Blast
disease of rice
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Pyriculari oryzae (anamorph)
Magnaporthe grisea (telomorph)
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04.
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Brown Spot
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Bipolaris oryzae (anamorph)
Cochilobolus miyabeanus (telomorph)
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05.
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False
Smut
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Ustilaginoidea virens (anamorph)
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06.
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Sheath
Blight
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Rhizoctonia solanii (anamorph)
Thanatephorus cucumeris (telomorph)
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07.
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Sheath
Rot
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Sarocladium oryzae
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08.
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Stem Rot
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Sclerotium oryzae (anamorph)
Magnaporthe salvinii (telomorph)
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