Tag Archive for PRO/PL> Bacterial leaf streak, rice – Cote d'Ivoire: 1st rep (SV)
PRO/PL> Bacterial leaf streak, rice – Cote d'Ivoire: 1st rep (SV)
Other Plant Disease -- Cote d'IvoireBacterial leaf streak (BLS) of rice caused by _Xanthomonas oryzae_ pv. _oryzicola_ (Xoc) is considered an emerging disease of rice in Africa. [It] is now present in at least 8 African countries including Burundi [ProMED post http://promedmail.org/post/20150327.3258500], Burkina Faso, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, and Uganda. Yield loss by BLS is estimated at 20 to 30%. BLS has not been described in adjacent rice-growing Ghana and Liberia. Xoc samples Read more [...]
