Over 600 hectares of spring rice infected with blast disease

(Baonghean.vn) - Spring crops in the province have been affected by a number of pests and diseases, most notably rice, with more than 600 hectares affected by blast disease.

Farmers in Hung Tan commune, Hung Nguyen district spray pesticides to prevent rice blast disease on spring rice.

According to the report of the Plant Protection Department, up to now, spring crops in the province have been affected by a number of pests and diseases: 623.2 hectares of spring rice are infected with rice blast disease (an increase of 450 hectares compared to the end of March), of which 20.91 hectares are severely infected. The area infected with rice blast disease is concentrated in the following localities: Vinh City 113.4 hectares, Tan Ky 220 hectares, Hung Nguyen 159 hectares, Dien Chau 69.5 hectares; Quy Chau 28 hectares, Thanh Chuong 11.5 hectares, Nghi Loc 8.1 hectares,...

Blast disease mainly affects varieties such as Xi 23, AC5, NX30, P6, NA2, IR1820, BTE1,... with a high rate of 30 - 50%, locally 70% of leaves are damaged. Localities have organized spraying to control over 389 hectares with high disease rates.

Other crops, such as corn, peanuts... although have some pests and diseases, such as leaf-eating caterpillars, dwarf root rot, root collar rot... but at a mild level.

The weather is changing complicatedly, fog at night and in the morning is the condition for pests to develop. Therefore, localities should proactively do a good job of planning, forecasting, and instructing people on how to properly care for and prevent pests and diseases in their crops.

The Plant Protection Department recommends: Rice fields infected with blast disease, especially in rice fields in the tillering stage, need to stop applying chemical fertilizers, growth stimulants, keep enough water in the fields (from 2 - 3 cm) and carry out prevention by spraying special pesticides. In case of dry, hot weather, it is not necessary to organize spraying to prevent.

Xuan Hoang