Effect of Rates and Sources of N Fertilizer Application on Dynamics of Rice Brown Leaf Spot Disease (Bipolaris oryzae) Incidences in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka

Authors

  • Chamarika Priyadashani Department of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
  • Darshika Madhavi Wickramasinghe Department of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
  • Chaminda Priyanka Egodawatta Department of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
  • Dilshan Beneragama Department of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Manitoba, Canada
  • Prathiba Aruni Weerasinghe Department of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
  • Udeni Devasinghe Department of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29244/jtcs.9.03.165-173

Keywords:

conventional, nitrogen fertilizer, organic, rice brown leaf spot

Abstract

Nitrogen inputs; sources or application amounts are key determinants of yield determination and determination of resistance or sensitivity to pathogen activities. This study aimed at assessing the impact of source and rate of application of N fertilizers on Rice Brown Leaf Spot (RBLS) disease incidences and dynamics in lowland irrigated rice crops. Leaf N using relative leaf chlorophyll content, leaf N concentration and crop yield were assessed during the wet 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 seasons and dry 2019 and 2020 seasons in the field research facility of Rajarata University of Sri Lanka. The conventional systems (The Department of Agriculture recommended inorganic fertilizer application at 100% N), integrated system (50% N with conventional through inorganic fertilizer and 25% N with organic manure mixture), and organic system (50% of N conventional through organic manure) were tested using a new improved rice variety Bg300, using a randomized complete block design with six replicates. Wet and dry seasons were contrastingly different in disease prevalence, where critical levels of incidences were visible earlier in the wet season compared to the dry season. Initial stages of the study, organic systems resulted in higher disease incidences, thus reaching infections of the full crop before conventional and integrated. Several seasons of continuous organic manure incorporation enhanced the resistance of organic systems to RBLS disease compared to the rest. The leaf N concentrations were higher in conventional, thus the RBLS incidences were relatively low, due to negative correlations between disease incidences. Rice yields also resulted in a significant negative correlation with disease incidences and were diminished in integrated and organic systems later. The yield suppression due to diseases such as RBLS in organic transition can be overcome by using an integrated approach and building a balanced substitutable nutrient management strategy.

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2022-10-20

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Priyadashani, C., Wickramasinghe, D. M., Egodawatta, C. P., Beneragama, D., Weerasinghe, P. A., & Devasinghe, U. (2022). Effect of Rates and Sources of N Fertilizer Application on Dynamics of Rice Brown Leaf Spot Disease (Bipolaris oryzae) Incidences in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka. Journal of Tropical Crop Science, 9(03), 165–173. https://doi.org/10.29244/jtcs.9.03.165-173