Groundnut is one of the most important oilseed crops grown in Andhra Pradesh. The crop is affected by variety of diseases, of which stem rot caused by Sclerotium rolfsii is very important and has become one of the major constraints causing damage to the crop. Management of stem rot is difficult because of soil borne nature of the pathogen and its wide host rang...

Blast has emerged as an important disease in the major pearl millet growing areas in India. The present investigation was undertaken to study cultural, pathogenic and molecular diversity in the M. grisea isolates infecting pearl millet, effect of temperature and leaf wetness duration on blast development and to screen pearl millet lines for resistance to blast dise...