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(As Brown spot) and Fungus Cochliobolus geniculatus
and Cochliobolus hawaiiensis
and Cochliobolus miyabeanus
Leaf smut Fungus Entyloma oryzae
Seedling blight Fungus Fusarium lateritium
Foot rot Fungus Gibberella fujikuroi
Brown sheath rot Fungus Gaeumannomyces graminis
Stem rot rice Fungus Magnaporthe salvinii
Leaf blotch Fungus Metasphaeria oryzae-sativae
White leaf streak Fungus Mycovellosiella oryzae
Glume blotch Fungus Phaeoseptoria oryzae
Sheath blight Fungus Thanatephorus sasakii
Leaf spot Fungus Trichoconiella padwickii
False smut Fungus Ustilaginoidea virens
Root knot Nematode Meloidogyne sp.
(Also several fungi isolated off stored grain.)
Pests:
Importance: Although rice is a very popular food, rice is only grown on a small scale in several
coastal areas of Papua New Guinea.