Survey and screening of germplasm against chilli anthracnose

Abstract

Chilli is an important spice, vegetable as well as cash crop of Gujarat, mostly cultivated in Kharif season, which is quite remunerative for farmers. It is affected by several diseases, but anthracnose is a most devastating disease caused by fungus Colletotrichum capsici (Sydow) Butler and Bisby, is a serious disease and one of the major constraints in chilli cultivation throughout the world. In the present study a Survey on anthracnose disease of chilli was carried out in three taluka of Banaskantha district of Gujarat viz., Dantiwada, Deesa and Palanpur during Kharif season 2017-2018. The survey clearly revealed that anthracnose intensity ranged between 40.22 and 59.48 per cent. Anthracnose disease was more severe in Deesa taluka (59.48%) followed by Dantiwada (50.51%) and Palanpur (46.49%) taluka. Thirty chilli germplasms were evaluated under field conditions against anthracnose disease of chilli during kharif, 2018. Among them, three germplasms showed resistant reaction (JDNYC 07-73, JCS 10-98 and JDNYC09-70), which can be further used for breeding programme.