Vol. 10, Special Issue 8 (2021)

Author(s):
B Gangadhara Naik, K Hariprasad and HP Maheshwarappa

Abstract:
Arecanut (Areca catechu L.) is an important cash crop in the Eastern Ghats, Western Ghats, East and North Eastern regions of India. Karnataka is the leading producer of arecanut in India accounting for more than half of the area grown in the country. The farmers of Malnad, Coastal and Maidan areas are facing lot of difficulties in arecanut production as the crop is severely affected by various biotic and abiotic stresses which causes a drastic reduction in yield. In order to know the occurrence of various diseases an intensive roving survey was carried out during kharif and rabi 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 in arecanut growing taluks of Shivamogga district in Karnataka. The results revealed the prevelance of all most all the diseases in arecanut expect yellow leaf disease.