Survey for the assessment of incidence of stem rot and collar rot diseases ofgroundnut in major groundnut growing areas of Andhra Pradesh andTelangana States

A survey was conducted in major groundnut growing areas of Andhra Pradesh during kharif 2012 and in Telangana during rabi 2012-13 respectively to assess the distribution and the incidence of collar rot and stem rot diseases. Groundnut cultivar Kadiri-6 (K-6) is the prominent cultivar in all the districts surveyed. The highest incidences of stem rot and collar rot were observed in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. Whereas, lowest incidences of stem rot and collar rot were observed in Mahaboobnagar and Warangal districts respectively