Fungicidal Management of Groundnut Late Leaf Spot and Rust

The present study was planned to find out effective control measures against major foliar diseases i.e. late leaf spot and rust of groundnut. The field experiment was conducted at Oilseeds Research Station, Jalgaon during Rabi-Summer 2016-17, 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 to study the efficacy of six fungicides on fungal foliar diseases and yield of groundnut. The results indicated that Seed treatment with Tebuconazole 2DS @ 1.5 g/kg seeds + Foliar spray of Tebuconazole @ 1ml/L (0.0259%) at 40 and 65 DAS recorded the significantly lowest PDI of Late leaf pot at 60 DAS (22.31%) at 90 DAS (30.83%) and rust at 90 DAS (18.33%). The significantly highest pod yield (1417 kg / ha) and haulm yield (2729.67 kg / ha) was also recorded by seed treatment with Tebuconazole 2DS @ 1.5 g/kg seeds + Foliar spray of Tebuconazole @ 1ml/L (0.0259%) at 40 and 65 DAS.