Four seed health methods (Blotter test, potato glucose agar, bean agar and malt agar) were evaluated for detection of Microdochium oryzae in rice seed, cultivar Fortuna, from Corrientes, Argentina. Data of seed incidence were submitted to analysis at the 5 % significance level. The highest incidence of M. oryzae in seeds were detected on bean agar. Thus, this method should be recommend for detection and studies of transmission and control of M. oryzae in rice seeds.
Oryza sativa; Monographella albescens; leaf scald of rice
