$Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Junagadh-362001, Gujarat, India.
Department of Plant Pathology, RARS, Warangal-506007, Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University, Andhra Pradesh, India. E mail: av_bhaskar12@yahoo.co.in
* Part of the PhD thesis submitted by the first author to Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, Gujarat.
Field studies were carried out on the efficacy of fungicides and plant products in controlling the tikka disease pathogens, Cercospora arachidicola Hori. Phaeoisariopsis personata (Beck. AndCurt.) V. Arx. in groundnut. Among the chemicals, 0.025% difenoconazole was the best treatment showing minimum percent disease intensity (PDI) and maximum pod yield. Neem leaf extract (5%) was the best among the plant products tested for their effect against tikka disease.
Groundnut, new fungicides, plant products, tikka disease and control
