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HIGHLIGHTS
Introduction
Major diseases of chilli
Symptoms
Etiology
Disease cycle
Management
Conclusion
Introduction:
Chilli (Capsicum annum L. and Capsicum frutencens) belongs to the
family Solanaceae and genus capsicum.
Andhra Pradesh has been leading both in area and production
contributing on an average of 25% of the total area and over 40-50%
of the total production.
India has emerged today as the foremost producer and exporter of
chilies contributing to almost one forth of world production. India
ranks first in export of chilies but is only 2.5 to 3 per cent of the total
production.
Chilli is grown in tropical as well as in temperate zones.
It is widely used in the manufacture of curry powder, curry paste
and all kinds of pickles and preparing soups and salads etc. the
pungency in chillies due to an alkaloid capsium.
A major contributor to this lower productivity are various disease,
which are damping off, anthracnose, bacterial leaf spot ad leaf curl
of chillies.
Major fungal, bacterial and viral
diseases of chilli and their causal
organism:
1. Damping off Pythium spp.