Vol. 11, Issue 5 (2022)

Author(s):
Gowreddy Sai Ram Reddy, Addagarla Bhanu Prakash, Nadendla Harsha Vardan, Sreemoy Bhattacharyya and Dr. Kanak Bhati

Abstract:
In today’s world the soil and environment are contaminated with various toxicants which cause pollution and are very harmful for the population. The micro-organisms are used for the detoxification of these chemicals from the soil and environment as well. Chilli is one of the most important vegetable crops having many uses. The temperature and humidity play important role in the cultivation of chilli as moisture is the main factor for chilli development. The stress condition causes hinderance in the growth and development of plant. Different type of stress conditions like biotic and abiotic stress are responsible for the proper development of chilli plants. In plants, secondary metabolites are present which are the by-product of primary metabolic processes and does not have any direct effect on plant growth and development but acts as a defence mechanism in plants and they are considered as secondary compounds. Secondary metabolites act as a plant defence system, along with this it is also a collector for many phytohormones which protect the plant against any stress. there are various environmental stresses such as drought, salinity, heat, temperature and heavy metal stress SMs have antioxidant properties which act against oxidative damage. Secondary metabolites are very important for the good growth and better development of chilli.