| Crop | Rice (Oryza sativa) |
| Disease | Udbatta disease |
| Pathogen | A : Balansia oryzae S : Balansia oryzae-sativa |
| Group | Fungi |
- A white mycelial mat ties panicle branches together so that panicle emerge as single, straight, dirty coloured, cylindrical rods much resembling an agarbatti or udbattta.
- The spikelets are cemented to the central rachis and the size is remarkably reduced.
| Pathogen | A : Balansia oryzae S : Balansia oryzae-sativa |
| Mycelium | |
| Asexual reproduction | Pycnidiospores : Hyaline, needle shaped and 4-5 celled. |
| Sexual reproduction |
| Reproductive Structures | ||
| Mode | Spore | Fruiting Body |
| Asexual reproduction | Pycnidiospores | Pycnidium |
| Sexual reproduction | ||
| Favorable Conditions | Warm temperature, high humidity, early stage of plant from maximum tillering to panicle initiation. |
| Primary spread | PRISPRD |
| Secondary spread | SECSPRD |
| Collateral Hosts | COHOST |
- Use disease free seeds for sowing. Seed treatment with Captan or Thiram.
- Hot water treatment of the seeds at 50-540 C for 10 minutes before sowing gives effective control of the disease.
- Solar treatment of seeds is effective in killing the pathogen carried in the seeds, if any.
- It is also advisable to avoid using seeds from fields where the disease is noted.
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