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First Report of Bacterial Leaf Blight Disease of Rice Caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae in Madagascar
2023-08-01
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In Madagascar, rice is the staple food, and rice production represents a major challenge for food security. Bacterial leaf blight (BLB) caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo) is a devastating disease of rice crops in many countries. BLB was first reported in Japan in 1884 and is now prevalent in most of the rice-producing countries of Asia. In Africa, Xoo was reported for the first time in Mali and Cameroon...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 5e2e8bcf-b0ba-5cc1-9595-e83c9a0cb80c
- DOI
- 10.1094/pdis-03-23-0411-pdn
