* Plant Pathology Laboratory, Paddy Experiment Station, Ambasamudrum-627401, Tamil Nadu, India.
Effecacy of certain fungicides on the control of sheath blight disease of rice was evaluated in a field test during Kar and Pishanam 1976–77. The studies have shown that three spraying at 10 days interval with any one of the fungicides viz., Hinosan, Kitazin, Cuman-L and Bavistin provided good protection to the crop against the disease.