Effect of forms of nitrogen fertilizers on sheath blight of rice


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Authors

  • A. BASU and PRASANTA K. SEN GUPTA Department of Plant Pathology, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Kalyani 741 235

Keywords:

Rice, sheath blight, N-fertilizers, Rhizoctonia solani

Abstract

The effects of nitrogenous fertilizers on rice sheath blight caused by Rhizoctonia solani were studied in greenhouse experiments. Of the 3 N sources used, disease severity was lowest (27.4%) with calcium ammonium nitrate and highest (43.3%) with ammonium sulfate.

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PRASANTA K. SEN GUPTA, A. B. and. (2002). Effect of forms of nitrogen fertilizers on sheath blight of rice. Indian Phytopathology, 49(1), 87-88. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IPPJ/article/view/20041