Warming increases Bacterial Panicle Blight (Burkholderia glumae) occurrences and impacts on USA rice production.

ABSTRACT: Bacterial Panicle Blight (BPB), caused by Burkholderia glumae, is a bacterial disease in rice (Oryza sativa) that reduces rice yield and quality for producers and consequently creates higher market prices for consumers. BPB is caused by the simultaneous occurrence of high daily minimum temperatures (~22°C) and relative humidity (~77%), which may increase under the current scenario of global warming. This study hypothesized that the economic damage from warming may cause an increase in economic losses, though at a decreasing rate per degree. Thus, this study estimates the yield losses associated with BPB occurrences at the county level in the Mid-South United States (US) for annual rice production in 2003-2013 and under +1-3°C warming scenarios using daily weather information with appropria

SUBMITTER: Shew AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6623956 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature