Development of a standardized method for rice neck blast inoculation

Rice blast disease caused by Magnaporthe oryzae B.C. Couch causes significant yield losses in rice production globally. Despite its economic importance, the epidemiology of neck blast is not well understood which could be partly attributed to the absence of a reliable and standardized method for ino...

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Autores principales: Mirnia, Eka, Carvajal, Raphael, Ortega, Kendrix, Pangga, Ireneo, Castilla, Nancy
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Publicado: International Rice Research Institute 2024
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/172469
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author Mirnia, Eka
Carvajal, Raphael
Ortega, Kendrix
Pangga, Ireneo
Castilla, Nancy
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Castilla, Nancy
Mirnia, Eka
Ortega, Kendrix
Pangga, Ireneo
author_facet Mirnia, Eka
Carvajal, Raphael
Ortega, Kendrix
Pangga, Ireneo
Castilla, Nancy
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description Rice blast disease caused by Magnaporthe oryzae B.C. Couch causes significant yield losses in rice production globally. Despite its economic importance, the epidemiology of neck blast is not well understood which could be partly attributed to the absence of a reliable and standardized method for inoculating the neck with the pathogen. This study was conducted to develop a reliable and replicable method for inoculating the rice neck with the blast pathogen. The method was developed based on ten replicated experiments conducted in a greenhouse at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) 2018 to 2020. The results showed that the injecting the spore suspension into the neck is the most effective delivery method, followed by pricking the neck and then wrapping it with cotton soaked in spore suspension, brushing the neck with spore suspension, wrapping the non-pricked neck with cotton soaked in spore suspension, and spraying. The injection method and spore concentration of 1 x 105 spores/ml resulted in higher neck blast incidence, longer lesion and relative lesion length, and shorter incubation period compared to the other treatments. The best inoculation method is injection on Co39 or NSIC Rc216 variety using the following components: downward direction of injection, 1 x 105 spores/ml spore concentration, 0.25 mm x 8 mm needle size, 0.3 ml volume, and inoculation at heading stage. Additional experiments will be conducted at IRRI to improve the inoculation method developed in this research. The effect of growth stage on the efficacy of the injection method will be evaluated to optimize the timing of its application. The growth stages to be considered are heading, flowering and milk because infection at these stages affect neck blast incidence under natural conditions.
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spelling CGSpace1724692025-10-23T09:36:54Z Development of a standardized method for rice neck blast inoculation Mirnia, Eka Carvajal, Raphael Ortega, Kendrix Pangga, Ireneo Castilla, Nancy blasts (of plants) application methods Rice blast disease caused by Magnaporthe oryzae B.C. Couch causes significant yield losses in rice production globally. Despite its economic importance, the epidemiology of neck blast is not well understood which could be partly attributed to the absence of a reliable and standardized method for inoculating the neck with the pathogen. This study was conducted to develop a reliable and replicable method for inoculating the rice neck with the blast pathogen. The method was developed based on ten replicated experiments conducted in a greenhouse at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) 2018 to 2020. The results showed that the injecting the spore suspension into the neck is the most effective delivery method, followed by pricking the neck and then wrapping it with cotton soaked in spore suspension, brushing the neck with spore suspension, wrapping the non-pricked neck with cotton soaked in spore suspension, and spraying. The injection method and spore concentration of 1 x 105 spores/ml resulted in higher neck blast incidence, longer lesion and relative lesion length, and shorter incubation period compared to the other treatments. The best inoculation method is injection on Co39 or NSIC Rc216 variety using the following components: downward direction of injection, 1 x 105 spores/ml spore concentration, 0.25 mm x 8 mm needle size, 0.3 ml volume, and inoculation at heading stage. Additional experiments will be conducted at IRRI to improve the inoculation method developed in this research. The effect of growth stage on the efficacy of the injection method will be evaluated to optimize the timing of its application. The growth stages to be considered are heading, flowering and milk because infection at these stages affect neck blast incidence under natural conditions. 2024 2025-01-30T03:21:38Z 2025-01-30T03:21:38Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/172469 en Open Access application/pdf International Rice Research Institute Mirnia, E., et al. 2024. Development of a standardized method for rice neck blast inoculation. Los Banos, Laguna : Philippines.
spellingShingle blasts (of plants)
application methods
Mirnia, Eka
Carvajal, Raphael
Ortega, Kendrix
Pangga, Ireneo
Castilla, Nancy
Development of a standardized method for rice neck blast inoculation
title Development of a standardized method for rice neck blast inoculation
title_full Development of a standardized method for rice neck blast inoculation
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title_full_unstemmed Development of a standardized method for rice neck blast inoculation
title_short Development of a standardized method for rice neck blast inoculation
title_sort development of a standardized method for rice neck blast inoculation
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application methods
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