Other Plant Disease — Nepal
The standing spring paddy crops in east Chitwan [district, Province Three] have been afflicted by neck blast, which causes the grain to shrivel. This problem has been seen all over east Chitwan.
Farmers began planting varieties like Hardinath-1, Gheupuri, and PR in mid-March [2020]; 70% of the farmers plant Hardinath-1, and the outbreak occurred in fields that were planted with it. Hardinath-1 is a Nepali hybrid variety, and the crop acreage has increased in recent years. The variety is not
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