Vol. 12, Issue 12 (2023)

Author(s):
M Johnson, V Madhuri, V Chandrika and M Sreenivasa Chari

Abstract:
Among all the fungicidal treatments evaluated under field conditions, foliar sprays of Azoxystrobin 11% + Tebuconazole 18.30% SC @ 1.5 ml/l proved effective in reducing the sheath rot disease intensity (23.2%), highest grain yield of 5818 kg/ha with cost benefit ratio of 1: 2.71and was significantly superior over all other treatments followed by Triflaxystrobin 25% EC + Tebuconazole 50% WG @ 0.4 g/l (25.1%) (or) Propiconazole 25% EC @ 1 ml/l and Azoxystrobin 23% EC @ 1 ml/l (27.7%) compared to control which recorded highest per cent disease index of 40.8% with lowest yield of 4439 kg/ha.