1National Pulses Research Centre, Vamban, District Pudukottai-622 303
Tamil Nadu Rice Research Institute, Aduthurai, Thanjavur District-612 101
Online published on 27 August, 2019.
Isolates P. fluorescens showed positive results. When it wasapplied as seed treatment @ 10 g/kg of seeds, seedling root dip @ 2 g/l, soil application @ 2.5 kg/ha and foliar spray @ 5 g/l (T3) at 30 and 45 DAT recorded least disease severity, with 9.58 per cent increase in the yield. Foliar application of P. fluorescens on R. solani inoculated plants showed increased activities of Peroxidase, Poly phenol oxidase, Phenyl alanine ammonia-lyase, phenolic content and ß 1, 3-glucanase.
Rice, Sheath blight, Systemic Resistance, P. fluorescens, Rhizoctonia solani