This document discusses rice blast, a fungal disease of rice. It provides details on the history, symptoms, causative organism, disease cycle and management of rice blast. Rice blast was first recorded in Japan in 1704 and in India in 1913. It is caused by the fungus Pyricularia oryzae. Symptoms include small, boat-shaped lesions on leaves, stems and neck that can cause blighting or rot. The fungus survives in plant debris and can overwinter in weeds. Management includes using healthy seed, seed treatment, removal of weeds, balanced fertilization and fungicide sprays at tillering and flowering stages. Resistant rice varieties are also recommended.
3. CONTENT
ï‚— INTRODUCTION
ï‚— HISTORY OF DISEASE
ï‚— DAMAGE CAPACITY OF DISEASE
ï‚— SYMPTOMS OF DISEASE
ï‚— ETIOLOGY
ï‚— DISEASE CYCLE
ï‚— DISEASE MANAGEMENT
ï‚— IDM APPROCHES
4. History Rice of Blast
ï‚— Disease of rice blast first recorded in 1704,in Japan.
ï‚— In India , disease was first recorded from Tanjore district
of Tamil Nadu in 1913.
ï‚— The causal organism was first detected by Cavara in 1891
from Italy & first leaf blast model was developed and
named as BLAST in japan.
ï‚— More Effected Varities of rice R-R 36, RASI
ï‚— Total Damage of Crops from Disease Generally 15-20%
but by S.Y Padmanabhan 75%,
5. SYMPTOMS
 All parts except root infected
 Appeared in Nursery small
 Boat Shaped water soaked spots of > 0.5 mm long
 Corner of spot – dark brown red
 Middle – white grey / ash color
 Spots enlarge & collapse – leaf blightning
 Neck Infection / Neck Rot Phase (most dangerous)
 Black grey mycelium on the neck
 No grain formation/ partial formation
10. Etiology
ï‚— Causal Organism:- Pyricularia oryzae
or pyricularia grisea ( I.S)
Perfect stage :- Magnaporthe grisea
 Survive in seed & plant residues
 Mycelium survive in puwal – 1-2 years
 Survive on weeds – Penicum repens, Digitaria marginata
 Relative Humidity. – 90%
 Temperatue – 20-25°
11. Systemic Position
Kingdom – Mycota/ Fungi
Division – Eumycota
Sub division – Deuteromycotina
Class – Hypomycetes
Order – Hypomycetales
Family – Dematiaceae
Genus – Pyricularia
Species - grisea