Evaluation of resistant sources of little millet varieties against banded blight disease incited by Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn

A field experiment was conducted during kharif, 2019 at the Agricultural Research Station, Vizianagaram, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, to identify the resistant sources for Rhizoctonia solani which causes banded blight disease in little millet. Among them none of the variety could exhibit the immune reaction, whereas RLM 223 (check) recorded as highly susceptible to banded blight. The percent disease incidence of Banded blight (Sheath blight) ranged from 46.3% (IIMR R 18- 5003) to 83.0% (VS 25) where it was 98.1% in susceptible check RLM 223.