Seed samples of 13 hybrid and 3 conventional rice varieties from Hejiasan Farm, Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha County, Loudi and Chenzhou prefectures, Anren County were examined for species and populations of secdborn fungi. The results showed that all seed samples were infected by fungi with the infection rate of 57.00%- 97. 00%. Alternaria padwickii was the most important fungus (53 % -92 % ). The other fnngi.found were Tilletia barclayana (3 % - 60%) ,Helminthosporium oryzae (4%-10%),Fusarium spp. (1%-7%),Curvularia...