Rhizoctonia Solani and Its Biological Control

Rhizoctonia solani is a soil- and seed-borne fungus belonging to class basidiomycete capable of living free as saprophyte in the soil. It divided into 14 anastomosis groups (AGs), which are incompatible with each other terms reproduction proliferation. has potential cause disease various annual perennial fruits, vegetables, industrial cereal crops. Plant diseases mostly controlled by cultural methods; however, sometimes chemical control also employed for this purpose. However, these methods insufficient due soil-borne saprophytic nature fungus. Therefore, researchers working on alternative methods. Biological one important ones among Antagonists used biological directly interact R. through hyper-parasitism, antibiosis, or competition. Furthermore, antagonists trigger defense reaction host plants, improves over pathogens. The most fungi species are; Trichoderma spp., Gliocladium Verticillium biguttatum, Stachybotrys elegans. bacteria management Fluoresent pseudomonas, Bacillus Streptomyces Pseudomonas fluorescens, Erwinia spp. This review focused biology, groups, solani. studied mechanisms have been explained examples. concluded latest developments literature.