Influence of sowing dates on the incidence of late leaf spot of groundnut was studied with four dates of sowing as June 13th and 28th. July 13th and 28th on three different varieties, viz. Dh-3-30. JL-24 and TMV-2. The severity of the disease was recorded as disease score at 50, 57, 65, 72,80 and 87 days after sowing. The results revealed that the early sowing of crop (June) is better than late sowing (July) in Dharwad