Introduction

 

 

Hi all my name is Maxwell Handiseni. I am second year PhD student and my major is Plant pathology. My research emphasis is on management of a soil borne fungi Rhizoctonia solani AG1-1A which causes rice sheath blight in rice using biofumigation approach. We are also hoping to analyse soil microbial communities shifts that are associated with the introduction of biofumigants in the soil.

Well it seems as whatever research I do or crop I work with, it will come down there is always one common aspect, Rhizoctonia spp. I did a MS at Univristy of Idaho and my research focused on use of brassica seed meals to manage weeds and guess what, Rhizoctonia solani in wheat, tomato and pepper!

 Probably thinking, how much salsa can we make out of this!

Below are some of  my recent the pictoral encounters with R. solani on rice