Burkholderia plantarii
, the pathogen of bacterial seedling blight of rice, was detected in paddy water. Its concentration rose in July and August. The bacterial concentration in the paddy water was always higher along levees than at distances more than 5 m from levees. Confirmed to be released into water when graminaceous weeds were immersed, B. plantarii survived for at least 4 days at 30°C. B. plantarii was splashed at least 30 cm upward by rain splash in the field. Harvested seeds, which had been sprayed with B. plantarii released from graminaceous weeds at the flowering stage, retained the bacteria. Bacterial seedling blight occurred when the seeds were then sown in nursery boxes. These results indicated that graminaceous weeds growing on levees of paddy fields are a source of infection of the disease and that rice seeds are infected through the paddy water.
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Received 23 May 2002/ Accepted in revised form 1 September 2002
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MIYAGAWA, H., INOUE, H. Alternative Route of Infection for Bacterial Seedling Blight of Rice Caused by Burkholderia plantarii . J Gen Plant Pathol 68, 356–362 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00013103
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00013103