Identification of foxtail millet varieties against banded blight disease incited by Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn

Sixteen genotypes of foxtail millet were screened for sheath blight disease severity caused by Rhizoctonia solani were studied during kharif, 2019 at Agricultural Research Station, Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The screening revealed that none of the test lines or varieties was immune or highly resistant. However, TNSi 417 (50.0%) was recorded as susceptible. Percent disease severity ranged from 50.0% (TNSi 417) to 89.7% (TNSi 419) whereas it was 96.3% in susceptible check (SiA 3367).