Author(s):

Devanshi Pandit, AK Singh, SK Singh, VB Singh, Sheikh Saima Khushboo, Sonali Abrol, Dechan Choskit and Sardar Singh Kakraliya

Abstract: Five rice growing districts of Jammu division viz., Doda, Jammu, Poonch, Rajouri and Ramban were surveyed for severity of leaf blast of rice. The overall range of disease severity in Jammu division was observed between 7.23-35.56 per cent during Kharif 2018 and 9.12-37.22 per cent during Kharif 2019. The highest disease severity of 35.56 and 37.22 per cent was observed in Gatha village of Doda distrct, whereas, it was the lowest (7.23 and 9.12 per cent) in Akalpur village of Jammu district during Kharif 2018 and 2019 seasons, respectively. The rice blast showed the highest occurrence in hilly regions of Jammu district, as it is the hot spot for the disease with ideal predisposing conditions for the disease.

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