Bacterial seedling blight | Rice

HOST:Rice

HOST (LATIN):Oryza sativa

PATHOGEN:Burkholderia plantarii

SYNONYM:Pseudomonas plantarii

SOURCE:K. Azegami, M. Goto

Dead seedlings in half of nursery tray. Symptoms are basal chlorosis and withering of second and third leaves. Infected seedlings become reddish brown and desiccated in time.