Vol. 10, Issue 11 (2021)

Author(s):
S Ragul, J Sheela, EG Ebenezar and B Jeberlin Prabina

Abstract:
Chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) is a vegetable as well as spice crops, cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. In chilli, anthracnose otherwise called as fruit rot disease causes enormous loss to chilli growing farmers. To identify the disease incidence spot survey was conducted on the incidence of chilli anthracnose during 2020-2021 at three districts in Southern districts of Tamil Nadu. Maximum disease incidence (55.19%) was observed in Subramaniapuram village of Thoothukudi district and Pudhupatti village (50.37%) of Virudhunagar district. The fungus Colletotrichum capsica was isolated and morphological characteristics were studied for each isolates.