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Emergence of Bacterial Leaf Blight of Rice in Madagascar: A Recent Introduction from Asia.
Phytopathology - 1 Jun 2026
Rabekijana Ravonantenaina, Raveloson Harinjaka, Dereeper Alexis, Sciallano Coline, Boulard Gabriel, Auguy Florence, Rakotonanahary Natolotra, Rakotonary Herizo, Thomas Emilie, Brottier Laurent, Cunnac Sebastien, Szurek Boris, Hutin Mathilde
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Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo) causes bacterial leaf blight (BLB), a major rice disease causing up to 70% yield loss in Asia and West Africa. First described in Japan in 1884 and later reported in West Africa in the 1970s, BLB recently emerged in East Africa, with an epidemic reported in Tanzania in 2019. Remarkably, the disease was detected for the first time in Madagascar the same year, representing a...
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