The ideal growing conditions for groundnut are well-drained, light colored, loose friable, sandy loam soil, availability of optimum moisture in pod zone, and an optimum mean daily temperature of about 30 0C. It can be grown either as a sole crop or in combination with other crops in inter or mixed cropping. Early leaf spot, late leaf spot, rust, and Sclerotium rolfsi among fungal diseases; bud necrosis virus, tomato spotted wilt virus, peanut stripe virus, and rosette among virus diseases; and jassids, thrips, termites, leaf miner, Spodoptera, and white grub among insect pests, and aflatoxin contamination are important biotic factors. Among abiotic stresses drought, low pH, and low temperatures are important. These occur in various combinations in Asia, Africa, And Americas. |