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  • Nigeria: Outbreak Of Rice Blast Reported In Parts Of Kaduna

    Source: http://leadership.ng/nga/articles/39...ts_kaduna.html

    Outbreak Of Rice Blast Reported In Parts Of Kaduna
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    Sat, 03/11/2012 - 4:36pm |

    The Kaduna State Government on Saturday expressed concern on the reported outbreak of a rice disease, known as rice blast, in some parts of the state.

    Officials of the the Kaduna Agricultural Development Project (KADP) are already expressing fear that the infection, caused by the bacteria, Magnaporthe grisea, would affect the annual projected rice yield in the state.

    KADP's Media officer, Malam Shehu Aliyu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna that the outbreak had been reported in Birnin-Gwari and Maigana farming zones of the state...
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