Diseases:
The occurrence of wilt is becoming a major problem in coleus cultivation. Pathogens associated with wilt and root rot are Fusarium chlamydosporum, Macrophomina phaseolina, Rhizoctonia solani and Sclerotium sp coupled with incidence of root knot nematode
Meloidogyne incognita. Due to these diseases, the yield loss is up to 50 to 60%.