Climate change may affect rice-growing environments and disease epidemics. Therefore, the experiment was conducted at Prathum Thani Rice Research Center during 2011 – 2012 Effect of Climate change on the outbreak of rice diseases. The objective was to study two rice varieties, RD31 and PSL2 were planted every month throughout the year. Random survey for disease incidence was done in the rice plot, and meterogical data such as temperature, relative humidity and rainfall collected from the meterological station. Base on meterological data, the average annual temperature increased in the year 2012, but the average rainfall and humidity decreased. Disease found in 2011 were rice blast, brown spot, bacterial leaf streak and red stripe disease. Disease found in... |