Being an important oilseed crop, groundnut offers numerousbenefits in terms of monetary and health but the managementof destructive diseases is one of the most important challengesfaced by groundnut growers in India now a days under changingclimatic conditions. More than 55 pathogens including viruses havebeen reported to affect groundnut yields and quality of the produce.So, the sound knowledge of the major diseases of groundnut, itsoccurrence, distribution, diagnostic symptoms, extend of lossesand their epidemiology is needy to formulate the eco friendlydisease management approaches like host plant resistance, culturalmethods, use of botanicals, biological control, chemical methods andbiotechnological approaches.
Ekta Joshi*
Dept. of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, RVSKVV, Gwalior M.P. (474 002), India
Deep Singh Sasode
Neelam Singh
Namrata Chouhan
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