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Sarocladium oryzae (Sawada) W. Gams & D. Hawks.<br />

syn. Acrocylindrium oryzae Saw.<br />

Sarocladium attenuatum W. Gams & D. Hawks.<br />

Disease caused: sheath rot<br />

a. Symptoms<br />

Lesions start at the uppermost leaf sheath enclosing<br />

young panicles as oblong or irregular spots,<br />

with brown margins and gray center or brownish<br />

gray throughout. Spots enlarge and coalesce covering<br />

most of the leaf sheath. Panicles remain<br />

within the sheath or may partially emerge. Affected<br />

leaf sheaths have abundant whitish powdery<br />

mycelium. The pathogen infects rice plants<br />

at all growth stages, but it is most destructive after<br />

the booting stage.<br />

b. Occurrence/distribution<br />

Sarocladium oryzae is present in all rice-growing<br />

countries worldwide (Fig. 33). Sheath rot has become<br />

more prevalent in recent decades and is<br />

very common in rainfed rice or rice during the<br />

rainy season.<br />

c. Disease history<br />

Sawada first described sheath rot of rice in 1922<br />

from Taiwan. He named the causal organism as<br />

Acrocylindrium oryzae. In 1975, Gams and<br />

Hawksworth reclassified the causal organism as<br />

Sarocladium oryzae after comparing their isolates<br />

with those of Sawada.<br />

d. Importance in crop production<br />

Densely planted fields and those infested by stem<br />

borers are susceptible to S. oryzae infection. The<br />

fungus tends to attack leaf sheaths enclosing<br />

young panicles, which retards or aborts the emergence<br />

of panicles. Seeds from infected panicles<br />

become discolored and sterile, thereby reducing<br />

grain yield and quality.<br />

Detection on seed<br />

a. Incubation period on blotter<br />

Using the blotter test, S. oryzae can be observed<br />

on rice seeds 7 d after seeding and incubated under<br />

NUV light conditions at 21 °C. The detection<br />

frequency is about 21.3% on seeds coming from<br />

different regions (Fig. 34a,b).<br />

b. Habit character<br />

The mycelia are white, sparsely branched, septated,<br />

scanty to moderate, creeping close to the<br />

Fig. 33. Occurrence of sheath rot (Ou 1985, EPPO 1997).<br />

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