[1]Department of Crop Science and Horticulture Nnamdi Azikiwe University PMB 5025 Awka Anambra State Nigeria;
[2]Evangel University PMB 129 Abakaliki Ebonyi State Nigeria;
[3]Department of Crop Production and Landscape Management Ebonyi State University PMB 053 Abakaliki Nigeria;
Disease development; planting dates; spacing; planting methods; rice; Southeastern Nigeria; yield components.;