Quy Hop: More than 190 hectares of spring rice are infected
(Baonghean.vn) - At this time in Quy Hop district, more than 190 hectares of spring rice are infected with bacterial stripe disease and leaf blast disease.
Specifically, 87 hectares of rice were infected with bacterial stripe disease, concentrated in the communes of Yen Hop, Tam Hop, Dong Hop, Chau Quang, Bac Son, Nghia Xuan... with an average infection rate of 5 - 13%.
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| More than 190 hectares of spring rice in Quy Hop district are infected with bacterial stripe disease and rice blast disease. Photo: Phan Giang |
104 hectares were infected with leaf blast disease, occurring in Dong Can, Dong Xuong, Tan Thang hamlets (Dong Hop commune), Bao An hamlet (Tam Hop commune), Que village (Chau Dinh commune)... the infected area was mainly on varieties such as: Thien Uu 8, NA6, Huong Uu 98 (test varieties).
More than 2,600 hectares of spring rice in Quy Hop district are in the stage of old panicles. It is forecasted that the coming time is the time of changing seasons, so the disease will develop very unpredictably while the rice plants enter the flowering stage. Bacterial stripe disease and leaf blast disease are at risk of causing serious damage on a large scale, especially in swampy areas with dense planting.
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| Symptoms of bacterial stripe disease on spring rice in Quy Hop. Photo: Phan Giang |
The Quy Hop District Plant Protection and Cultivation Station recommends that 21 communes and towns need to coordinate with specialized agencies. When detecting symptoms of the disease at a rate of 3-5% or more, they need to focus on directing immediate spraying. As for rice areas that encounter unfavorable weather conditions such as: cloudy, rainy, high humidity, prolonged fog... it is necessary to organize propaganda and direct farmers to spray to prevent the disease in a timely manner.