Yellow leaf disease appeared on some rice fields in Huong Phong ward.

Proactive from the field

This winter-spring crop, Mr. Tran Dai Thuong in An Xuan Dong village, Quang An commune (Quang Dien) has put into production HG224 and J02 rice varieties on an area of ​​5 hectares. These are high-quality short-term rice varieties. To ensure crop productivity, from the beginning of the crop until now, Mr. Thuong has strictly followed the technical steps as instructed by agricultural extension officers and cooperatives.

Mr. Thuong shared that, according to the announcement of the cooperative, the weather will be affected by a cold spell that will cause cold rain, leading to an increase in the rate of damage to rice plants such as brown spot disease, leaf roller, rice blast, and grain rot. To protect the production area, people have sprayed pesticides and applied technical measures according to the instructions of the cooperative and the relevant authorities.

According to Mr. Tran Quang Hung, Director of An Xuan Agricultural Cooperative, Quang An Commune, in response to the unfavorable weather conditions, which could cause heavy rain and cold when the rice plants are about to flower, the unit has provided instructions to farmers on preventive measures; at the same time, it is preparing to operate two pumping stations at full capacity to meet the drainage needs of the entire 254.3ha cultivated area of ​​the Cooperative.

Rice fields in Thuan Hoa residential area, Huong Phong ward, Thuan Hoa district are showing signs of yellow leaf disease in some areas. Through research, it is known that yellow leaf disease occurs mostly in areas where 4B rice variety is grown.

Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Binh, Director of Thuan Hoa Agricultural Cooperative, said that for 4B rice variety, yellow leaf disease is a physiological disease at the time of preparing to bloom, after a week of changing the panicle, the leaves will turn green again. The entire rice area of ​​the Cooperative is more than 145 hectares, of which only 30 hectares are used by farmers to produce 4B rice variety, the rest is planted with J02 rice variety. The Cooperative has instructed farmers to spray antifungal and disease-preventing drugs for rice plants.

According to Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Binh, the cooperative has contracted with technical staff of the Department of Cultivation and Plant Protection to regularly inspect and guide farmers on measures to prevent rice pests, especially in cold and rainy weather to ensure crop quality.

Ensure productivity and output

In the 2024-2025 winter-spring crop, the whole city has planted more than 27,900 hectares, the majority of which is in the panicle-forming stage. In general, rice is growing and developing quite well. Pests in the fields such as leaf blast disease infected an area of ​​about 346 hectares, accounting for nearly 1.5%, mainly on varieties J02, BDR999, local glutinous rice and charcoal glutinous rice...; rats damaged more than 621 hectares, accounting for nearly 2.5%; brown spot disease damaged 327 hectares, accounting for 1.2%. The head of the Hue City Department of Cultivation and Plant Protection, Mr. Ho Dinh, said that the organisms causing stem rot, leaf rot, brown spot disease, brown brick disease, various types of planthoppers... are not numerous, the density and damage rate are lower than the previous crop.

To protect winter-spring crop production and limit damage caused by pests, the Department of Crop Production and Plant Protection has arranged staff to coordinate with wards, communes, towns, cooperatives... to guide farmers to regulate water properly, fertilize at the right time, and balance properly for good rice growth. Along with that, the unit has increased staff to go to the fields to check and monitor pests and weather developments to take timely preventive measures to minimize the impact on rice productivity and output.

Article and photos: Ba Tri

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