Spring rice in many areas infected with leaf blast disease

(Baonghean.vn) - Currently, spring rice in many localities of Nghe An province is in the strong tillering stage, some areas are standing and forming ears. However, in the fields, there areLeaf blast disease is harmful.

Officials of Hung Nguyen district regularly inspect fields and encourage farmers to use specific drugs to effectively prevent rice blast disease. Photo: Thanh Tam

* More than 500 hectares of rice in Hung Nguyenaffected by rice blast disease, of which 298 hectares were lightly infected, 151 hectares were moderately infected, 52.6 hectares were severely infected, and 1.4 hectares were burnt. The area was mainly concentrated in the communes of Hung Tan, Hung Thong, Hung Dao, Town, Hung Thinh, Hung Chau, Hung Phu, Hung Nhan...

The district plant protection station has sent technical staff to regularly monitor the fields, inspect and guide farmers in the communes to use special pesticides such as BEAM 75WP, Kabin 30WP, Vista 72.5WP, Kanata, pilia... to spray in time, not to spread widely. Up to now, pesticides have been sprayed on an area of ​​150 hectares, of which 105 hectares have been sprayed for the second time.

* In Tan Ky district,More than 100 hectares of rice were damaged by leaf blast disease, mainly concentrated in 7 communes: Tan An, Ky Son, Nghia Hanh, Huong Son, Nghia Dung, Tan Huong, Dong Van; the rate of infected leaves was generally from 5 - 7%, some areas from 30 - 40%.

Staff of the Plant Cultivation and Plant Protection Station of Tan Ky district guide farmers to identify leaf blast disease on rice plants. Photo: Cam Tu

Leaf blast disease damages rice varieties Nhi Uu 986, BTE1, Thien Uu 8 and some glutinous rice varieties... This is a disease that can spread quickly, if not prevented in time, the rice plants will gradually wither and die. To control leaf blast disease, the Tan Ky District Plant Protection and Cultivation Station has increased inspections and instructed farmers to prevent it with special drugs such as Kabim 30WP, Katana 20SC, Beam 75WP... need to spray the right drugs, the right dosage, the right way and the right time./.

Thanh Tam-Cam Tu