Biological Management of Rhizoctonia solani in Soybean

Soybeanis one of the important most pulse and oilseed crops grown all over the world. The root rot disease of soybean caused by Rhizoctonia solani is generally found in the soybean growing area in Maharashtra state. The present investigation was undertaken to study effects of botanical extract on root rot of soybean under glass house condition from pot culture experiment in glass house, it was found that the minimum per cent disease incidence was observed in seed treatment with bio agents as seed dresser the minimum per cent disease incidence was observed in seed treatment of T. harzianum (23.33) and followed by T viride (26.66), T. hamatum (34.07) and Bacillus subtilis (36.57) were noticed effective as seed dressers for controlling root rot of soybean.