Author(s):

Agale RC, Suryawanshi AP, Apet KT and Daunde AT

Abstract: Dry root rot caused by Rhizoctonia bataticola (Taub) Butler, is one of the most widely distributed and destructive disease of Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merril], causing accountable quantitative and qualitative losses. The survey study revealed that the disease as of common occurrence in soybean crop and widely distributed throughout all three Agro-climatic Zones of Marathwada region surveyed. Prevalence/ incidence of the disease was more severe during Kharif, 2017-18, compared to Kharif, 2016-17.Almost all soybean varieties grown in the region were found more or less prone to dry root rot disease. The disease was found more severe in Scarcity Zone (28.24%), followed by Assured rainfall zone (24.32%) and Moderate rainfall zone (17.38%).

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