{"id":5583,"date":"2023-07-20T06:49:13","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T06:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ricenewstoday.com\/dev\/?p=5583"},"modified":"2023-07-20T06:49:33","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T06:49:33","slug":"rice-farmers-advised-to-be-on-the-look-out-for-sheath-blight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ricenewstoday.com\/dev\/rice-farmers-advised-to-be-on-the-look-out-for-sheath-blight\/","title":{"rendered":"Rice farmers advised to be on the look out for sheath blight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"732\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/ricenewstoday.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ricenewstoday.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-6.png 732w, https:\/\/ricenewstoday.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-6-600x315.png 600w, https:\/\/ricenewstoday.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-6-300x157.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Perpetual rains this summer have kept the Arkansas Delta away from the drought conditions that plagued farmers last year. The extra moisture does cause some other problems, however.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Specialists with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture are advising producers to scout for sheath blight, especially as frequent rain can accelerate its growth.<a href=\"https:\/\/ads.talkbusiness.net\/www\/delivery\/cl.php?bannerid=3627&amp;zoneid=40&amp;sig=1e0878a481fa1517b55543d9e69642e14dc6d02ca29c0d2c945746adb692b150&amp;oadest=https%3A%2F%2Fuamshealth.com%2Fchoose%2F%3Futm_source%3Dtbp-web%26utm_medium%3Ddisplay%26utm_campaign%3Dinstitution_brand%26utm_term%3Dchoose-uams%26utm_content%3Dchoose-uams-for-your-education-career-community%26utm_specs%3D300x250%26utm_region%3DCentral%2BArkansas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sheath blight, a disease caused by the fungus Rhizoctonia solani, is prevalent in Arkansas rice fields. It causes long, oval, purple-bordered lesions and bands of dying tissue in the leaf blades. Symptoms are typically seen as rice moves into reproductive stages. Jarrod Hardke, extension rice agronomist for the Division of Agriculture, said scouting and potential fungicide applications are recommended to avoid yield loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhile sheath blight presence has been increasing, it is only just starting to take off up in the canopy in some fields,\u201d Hardke said. \u201cRains this week and over the weekend may aggravate it and make it more aggressive, so be on the lookout.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hardke noted that some fields may be out of the danger zone for sheath blight. \u201cThere are some fields making it to heading with sheath blight still low, meaning we\u2019ve outrun yield loss,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Camila Nicolli, extension plant pathologist for the Division of Agriculture, said scouting is key to mitigating impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOne of the primary reasons scouting for disease is crucial is that early detection of symptoms allows for quick action. Especially for sheath blight, that requires opening the canopy to check,\u201d Nicolli said. \u201cThe goal is to identify sheath blight at its initial stages before it begins to progress. Then we can monitor progress to determine if treatment is warranted.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scouting rice for sheath blight involves checking in a zigzag pattern, stopping every 50 steps and inspecting 3-foot-long sections for symptoms. If symptoms are present, the stop is a \u201cpositive stop.\u201d Division of Agriculture specialists recommend fungicide applications at 35% to 50% positive stops, depending on which variety of rice is planted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The U.S. Department of Agriculture\u2019s Natural Agricultural Statistical Service (NASS) projects that about 1.311 million acres of the crop has been planted in Arkansas. That\u2019s nearly 200,000 more acres than were planted in 2022, according to the latest NASS report released June 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nationally, about 2.687 million acres have been planted, a nearly 400,000-acre uptick since the last growing season.<ins><\/ins><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perpetual rains this summer have kept the Arkansas Delta away from the drought conditions that plagued farmers last year. The extra moisture does cause some other problems, however. Specialists with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture are advising producers to scout for sheath blight, especially as frequent rain can accelerate its growth. 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