Browsing by Subject "Bacterial leaf streak"
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Bacterial leaf streak disease of rice: A silent constraint to rice production in Uganda
(RUFORUM, 2016-08)Bacterial leaf streak disease (BLS) caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv oryzicola is one of the emergent biotic constraints to rice production in Africa. The disease, which can cause yield loss of up to 60% on susceptible ... -
Distribution of Bacterial Leaf Streak (BLS) disease and genetic diversity of the causal pathogen xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-12)Bacterial leaf streak (BLS) disease is the third emerging rice production reported in many rice growing countries globally including Uganda in 2014. However, information on the extent of its spread and its pathogen, ... -
Evaluation of the response of rice genotypes to bacterial leaf streak disease in Uganda
(Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture, 2016-10)Destructive rice diseases like bacterial leaf streak (Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicola) have been reported to be on the increase. In 2014, researchers in Uganda spotted signs typical of bacterial leaf streak disease (BLS) ...