Rice false smut [Ustilaginoidea virens (Cooke) Takahashi] is an upcoming major disease in India. The initiation of the disease was recorded the 88th day after sowing and 9th September in 2017 and 86th day after sowing and 14th September in 2018. The incidence of false smut starts from per cent at 36 MSW and reached to per cent at 42 MSW in 2017 while, per cent at 37 MSW and reached to per cent at 42 MSW in , in pooled of two years, the first symptom of false smut was recorded on 36 MSW () and reached to 42MSW (). Correlation coefficient study between weather parameters and disease incidence indicated that all the parameters jointly played an important role in the development of false smut disease. Moreover, maximum and average temperature, morning and average relative humidity, morning and average cloudy weather and sunshine hours were found to play important role in the disease regression, R-value ., , and per cent and coefficient of determination, R2 -value ., , and per cent were found high during 2017, 2018 and pooled of two year, respectively. These high R-value was indicated strong association between disease incidences to weather parameters. | Epidemiological study of false smut of rice (Oryza sativa L.) in Gujarat, India
