Status and location of hot spots of stem and pod rot of groundnut in Karnataka, India

A survey was conducted in major groundnut growing areas of Karnataka during kharif 2013 and kharif 2014 to identify hot spots of stem and pod rot of groundnut. A total of 80 different locations of eight districts of Karnataka were covered during the survey. During kharif 2013, the highest stem rot (62.80%) and pod rot (73.67%) was recorded in Chitradurga district followed by Tumkur district which recorded stem rot incidence of 42.59% and pod rot of 40.70%.