Vol. 9, Issue 3, Part A (2025)

The current study was designed to assess an environmentally friendly management approach against sheath blight of rice caused by Rhizoctonia solani. Using two different microbe-based bioformulations Bioveer (a Talc-based formulation of T. viride), Biotime (a Talc-based formulation of M. anisopliae, P. fluorescens, and T. harzianum), along with a standard chemicals propiconacozole and hexaconazole as a check for management of the disease. When Bioveer was used as a seed treatment and foliar spray at 2%, the field evaluation of bioformulations revealed the lowest percentage of disease incidence (28.59%) and an increase in rice yield (4.23%). It was statistically comparable to the best chemical treatment, Propicoconazole. The rice leaves treated with Bioveer had noticeably higher total phenol content (22.97%).