Extensive Survey of Sheath Blight of Rice (Rhizoctonia solani) in Different Geographical Area of Chhattisgarh, India

The present investigation was carried out in the department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, I.G.K.V., Raipur (C.G) during the year 2022-23. Across the world, rice is cultivated as a significant cereal crop, but mostly in Southeast Asian countries. Six rice growing districts of Chhattisgarh were surveyed for sheath blight of rice disease viz. Dhamtari, Balod, Raipur, Kanker, Ambikapur and Kawardha. The disease incidence at the time of survey ranged from 25.82 % to 70 %. The highest percent disease incidence (70%) was recorded at village Mujgahan, districts Dhamtari and lowest PDI was 25.82% at Kawardha districts.