950 hectares of rice in Nghia Dan are infected with sheath blight disease.
(Baonghean.vn) - Currently, in Nghia Dan district, there are 950 hectares of rice infected with sheath blight. The district is actively implementing many measures to help farmers prevent it effectively and minimize damage.
In the 2018 winter-spring rice crop, Nghia Dan district planted 3,200 hectares, reaching 100% of the plan. Currently, sheath blight disease is damaging rice varieties and rice fields with a common density of 5 - 7%, high 10 - 15%, locally 30 - 40% of fields; disease levels 1, 3, 5.
Up to now, the area of infected rice in the whole district is 950 hectares, mainly concentrated in the communes of Nghia Hung, Nghia Khanh, Nghia Hoi, Nghia Thang, Nghia Trung...
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| Density of localized brown spot disease in some fields is from 30 - 40%. Photo: Minh Thai |
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| Technical staff of Nghia Dan District Plant Cultivation and Protection Station instruct farmers in Nghia Hung Commune on measures to prevent rice brown spot disease. Photo: Minh Thai |
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| Taking advantage of the sunny weather, farmers went to the fields to spray pesticides to prevent pests on the rice crop. Photo: Minh Thai |
After receiving instructions from the district on the situation of rice pests and diseases, people simultaneously started spraying pesticides to prevent pests and diseases./.
