Leaf blight disease of rice caused by Pantoea: Profile of an increasingly damaging disease in rice
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-1-2023
Abstract
Leaf blight is one of the most destructive diseases of rice crops, which becomes a devastating problem in rice agroecosystems and is commonly associated with Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae infestation. Recently, several reports worldwide illustrated that leaf blight disease of rice could also be caused by bacteria belonging to the genus Pantoea. Major rice-producing countries in the world are being affected by this newly emerged pathogenic agent, which has posed a critical threat to global rice production. The symptomatic leaves showed similar patterns of infection with X. oryzae pv. oryzae-caused leaf blight, and the disease was able to cause great rice grain reduction. This paper has conducted a series of investigations concerning the incidences of Pantoea-related leaf blight disease, molecular characteristics of the Pantoea species associated with leaf blight disease, symptoms, and epidemiology, as well as proposed efficient control measures to combat these phytopathogenic bacteria.
Keywords
Pantoea, Leaf blight, Rice, Plant disease
Divisions
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Funders
Newton Fund Institutional Links grant under the NewtonUngku Omar Fund partnership (Grant No: 332438911),UK Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS),Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology,Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia through Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) (Grant No: FRGS/1/2019/WAB01/UM/02/4),Universitas Padjadjaran through Riset Percepatan Lektor Kepala (RPLK) (Grant No: 4895/UN6.3.1/PT.00/2021)
Publication Title
Tropical Plant Pathology
Volume
48
Issue
1
Publisher
Springer
Publisher Location
ONE NEW YORK PLAZA, SUITE 4600, NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES