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ported in 1910 in Japan. The causal fungus was<br />

named Cercospora oryzae. In 1982, the fungus<br />

was renamed as C. janseana.<br />

d. Importance in crop production<br />

The disease reduces effective leaf area of the<br />

plant and causes premature senescence of infected<br />

leaves and sheaths. Together with leaf<br />

scald, it may cause 0.1% yield loss across all rice<br />

production situations in Asia.<br />

Detection on seed<br />

a. Incubation on blotter<br />

Using the blotter test, C. janseana can be observed<br />

on rice seed 7 d after incubation in NUV<br />

light at 21 °C. The frequency of detection is

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