Rice Blast Disease

Nalleli Garcia, Rachel Kalicharan, and Jessie Fernandez Garcia

Release Date: 10/10/2024

DOI: 10.32473/edis-mb009-2024

Agriculture

Abstract

The purpose of this document is to increase awareness of rice blast disease by describing its lifestyle, symptoms, and current disease mitigation practices. Given that the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) plays a vital role in rice cultivation, this publication is also intended for Florida rice growers to be used as a diagnostic field guide in the identification and management of rice blast disease. Written by Nalleli Garcia, Rachel Kalicharan, and Jessie Fernandez Garcia, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, September 2024.

About this Publication

This document is MB009, one of a series of the Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date September 2024. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. © 2024 UF/IFAS. This publication is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

About the Authors

Nalleli Garcia, biological scientist II, Department of Microbiology and Cell Science; Rachel Kalicharan, graduate student, Department of Microbiology and Cell Science; and Jessie Fernandez Garcia, assistant professor, Ph.D., Department of Microbiology and Cell Science; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

Garcia, N., Kalicharan, R., & Fernandez Garcia, J. (2024). Rice Blast Disease. EDIS, 2024(5). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-mb009-2024

Authors

Nalleli Garcia Rodriguez

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University of Florida

biological scientist II, UF/IFAS Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, Gainesville, FL

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Rachel Kalicharan

student

University of Florida

graduate research assistant, UF/IFAS Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, Gainesville, FL

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Jessie Fernandez

Contact

Specialist

University of Florida

assistant professor, Ph. D., UF/IFAS Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, Gainesville, FL

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