Sheath blight of rice caused by Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn [teleomorph: Thanatephorus
cucumeris (Frank) Donk] is of worldwide occurrence and is known to cause substantial yield …

Abstract Sheath Blight (ShB) disease of rice is a disease of significant importance caused by
the fungus Rhizoctonia solani AG1-IA. Several published reports state that the disease is …

The sheath blight of rice pathogen Rhizoctonia solani Kühn AG1-1A has long been known
as a major crisis in global rice production. The present study aimed to compare the efficacy …

Extensive disease oriented field surveys were conducted to record incidence and severity of
banded leaf and sheath blight of maize in different maize growing districts of Punjab during …

Sheath blight caused by Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn [Thanatephorus cucumeris (Frank) Donk],
occurs throughout the temperate and tropical rice growing regions. Rice sheath blight was …

Banded leaf and sheath blight (BLSB), caused by Rhizoctonia solani f. sp. sasakiiis, is a
devastating disease, causing huge yield losses in maize growing areas throughout the …

Efficacy of commonly used pesticides namely carbendazim (0.1%), hexaconazole (0.1%),
endosulfan (0.042%), chlorpyriphos (0.02%), thiobencarb (0.3%) and butachlor (0.4%) …

Bipolaris oryzae is the causal agent of rice brown spot disease and is responsible for
significant economic losses. In order to control this disease, three new synthetics fungicide …

Aims: Rice is an important crop cultivated worldwide, whose production is influenced by
numerous factors like pest, disease, weather parameters. In India, diseases accounts for 35 …

Four new fungicidal formulations, viz. tebuconazole 50%+ trifloxystrobin 25% WG,
difenoconazole 25% SC, propiconazole 13.9%+ difenconazole 13.9% EC and kresoxim …