Abstract

Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is an important oilseed cash crop for farmers of tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. Various environmental factors affect the productivity of groundnut and one of the options available for enhancing the productivity is the use of agro-chemicals with growth promoting activity that enhance the growth and development in turn productivity. With the modern agro-chemicals such as fungicides belonging to strobilurins (trifloxystrobin) and triazoles (tebuconazole), the concept of disease control gained new perspectives, especially when it showed positive physiological effects in the plants. Field experiments were conducted in groundnut to study the effects of various combinations of trifloxystrobin + tebuconazole (Nativo) @ 250, 300, 350 g ha-1 and carbendazim @ 500 g ha-1 at 35 and 50 days after sowing. Among the different concentrations, Nativo @ 300 g ha-1 performed better by increasing the productivity in groundnut.

Keywords: Groundnut, Trifloxystrobin, Tebuconazole, Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium