Seventy six lines of diverse origin in rice were evaluated for sheath rot disease. Fifteen genotypes were found to be resistant having no disease incidence. These resistant lines were mostly late and all types in nature. However, one early maturing and dwarf genotype (Shakti 1) could be identified as a source of resistance to sheath rot. These genotypes can be exploited in rice breeding programme.
Acrocylindrium oryzae, Sarocladium oryzae, rice, sheath rot, gennplasm
