Vol. 10, Issue 1 (2021)

Author(s):
Preeti Chouhan and OP Bharti

Abstract:
The Chilli is a main constituent in all spices in India. Indian cuisine is renowned and celebrated throughout the world for its spicy treat to the tongue. The production of chilli is constrained mainly by fruit rot (anthracnose) caused by Colletotrichum capsici among other diseases, it is limiting factor in all chilli growing areas of India. An Experiment was laid out at farmer’s field, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Harda to evaluate the bio efficacy of new fungicides against fruit rot of chilli in rabi during 2018-19 in randomized block design and replicated thrice. The data revealed that all fungicidal treatments reduced the disease incidence as compared to untreated control with increased yield. The fungicide E1 (9.57%) was found most effective for the management of fruit rot of chilli followed by D2, B3, F4, H5, A6 and I7, while, the least effective was found C8 (17.80%) but more effective than control (19.13%). The treatment, E1statistically (P=0.05) significant superior over all the other treatments which compare with untreated (Control). The maximum (1364.33 q) yield ha^-1 was harvested in E1 with highest Net return (1608930) and B:C ratio (4.68), while, minimum (1033.67 q) yield ha^-1 was harvested in C8 which high compare to control (978 q) yield ha^-1 in respect to Yield, net return with B:C ratio. The data was recorded excellent yield with higher cost - benefit ratio in E1 among all the treatments than control.