eng Science and Education Publishing Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences 2328-3920 2020-11-26 9 1 53 57 10.12691/aees-9-1-7 AEES2021917 article Radhajeyalakshmi Raju radhajeyalakshmi@hotmail.com 1 Sethuraman Kandhasamy 2 Lakshmi Narayanan Subramanian 2 Arivudai Nambi Marisamy 2 Maize Research Station, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Vagarai-624613 Directorate of student¡¯s Welfare, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-641003 Bioassay of biocontrol agents and fungicides against Maize Banded Leaf and Sheath Blight caused by Rhizoctonia solani showed inhibition. Among the biocontrol agents, Bacillus subtilis and among the fungicides Hexaconazole was found to be effective under field conditions with the percent disease incidence of 2.25% and 3.00% respectively over control 10.45%. Seed treatment (4g/kg) and soil application (2.5kg/ha) of Bacillus subtilis recorded 78.46% reduction in sheath blight incidence and highest grain yield of 6.7t/ha. Foliar spraying of Hexaconazole (0.2%) showed 71.30% reduction and grain yield of 6.4t/ha. Hence, seed treatment and soil application of Bacillus subtilis is considered to be effective against BLSB under field condition. Seed treatment and soil application of Bacillus subtilis, Foliar spraying of Hexaconazole may be recommended for Banded Leaf and Sheath Blight of Maize. http://pubs.sciepub.com/aees/9/1/7/aees-9-1-7.pdf Rhizoctonia solani banded leaf and sheath blight biocontrol agents fungicides Bacillus subtilis Trichoderma asperellam