Prevalence and Distribution of Blast Disease (Magnapor the Grisea) on Different Components of Rice Plants in Paddy Growing Areas of the Kashmir Valley

10.22376/ijpbs.2019.10.1.p1-12

Volume 1 Issue 3 2010 (July - September) Prevalence and Distribution of Blast Disease (Magnapor the Grisea) on Different Components of Rice Plants in Paddy Growing Areas of the Kashmir Valley All six districts of Kashmir viz; Anantnag, Budgam, Baramulla, Pulwama, Kupwara and Srinagar were selected in various paddy growing areas during kharif 2005 -2006 and 2007 and observations on prevalence and distribution of blast disease caused by Magnaporthe grisea were recorded. Maximum disease incidence 0f 25% and severity of 15% of nodal blast and maximum incidence 25% of most destructive phase- neck blast was recorded from the district Kupwara. Other components like rachis and glumes were also found highly infected with neck blast in district Kupwara. Mohd. Shahijahan Dar,Sajad Hussain,Gh. Nabi Joo,Masood Majaz Blast disease, Magnaporthe grisea, Paddy. -