Leaf Smut

Causal organism: Entyloma  oryzae

Symptoms:

Kernel Smut

Causal organism -      Neovossia barclayan

Symptoms:

Rice is attacked by several diseases. They are pathogenic and non pathogenic, occur resulting in extensive damage to grain yield and straw yields.Among the pathogens, fungi alone account for nearly 30 diseases of rice in country.Of these , a few occur in epiphytotic forms in  several parts of India.