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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (8): 85-89.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2022-0265

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The Occurrence Cause and Prevention and Control Measures of Rice Straighthead Disease in Dryland-to-Paddy Field

LIU Weixi1(), YIN Wenfeng1, LI Xiaojuan2, XIAO Youlun2()   

  1. 1 Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Chaling County, Chaling, Hunan 412400
    2 Hunan Plant Protection Institute, Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha 410125
  • Received:2022-04-07 Revised:2022-06-08 Online:2023-03-15 Published:2023-03-14

Abstract:

Rice straighthead disease is a physiological disease in rice production and occurs seriously in dryland-to-paddy field in recent years, which leads to substantial rice yield loss. The lack of definite causative factor for rice straighthead disease makes its prevention and control very difficult. Based on the occurrence of rice straighthead disease and the results of field experiments in dryland-to-paddy field in Chaling County of Hunan Province in 2020 and 2021, the cause of this disease was analyzed in detail and major strategies for its prevention and control were proposed in this study. The results from our investigation indicated that the rates of diseased panicle and grain in dryland-to-paddy field were 26.42% and 26.96% in 2020 respectively, and 26.30% and 24.00% in 2021 respectively, which resulted in yield loss by 25.11% and 22.92% in 2020 and 2021, respectively. Furthermore, we found that serious soil compaction, poor soil aeration, low organic matter and continuous flooding were the major causes of serious occurrence of rice straighthead disease. By adopting a series of targeted measures, such as applying more organic fertilizer, sulfur-containing fertilizer like potassium sulfate and quicklime, and draining off the irrigation water, the rice straighthead disease was effectively controlled, the rates of diseased panicle and grain in prevention and control plots were only 1.36% and 0.72%, respectively, but were up to 26.30% and 24.00% in the blank control plots, respectively. This study could provide certain reference for the prevention and control of rice straighthead disease in dryland-to-paddy field.

Key words: rice, straighthead disease, dryland-to-paddy field, occurrence cause, prevention and control measures