Non-stop rain is a double-edged sword. On one side, you can have a relatively good night sleep because of the cold weather. On the other hand, farmers will surely fret at the thought of bacterial diseases invading their rice farms
Bacterial leaf streak (BLS) is one of these diseases. Less invasive and less popular than bacterial leaf blight (BLB), BLS is more prevalent when it rains non-stop like these days.
According to Dr. Hoai Xuan Truong, plant pathologist from PhilRice, BLS damage ranges from 10 to 20 percent when most of the leaves are infected.
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Posted on October 15th, 2008 under Plant. Tags: Bacterial Leaf Streak, Disease. Comments: None
