Integrated management of dry root rot of chilli caused by S. rolfsii

Abstract

Chilli (Capsicum annuum L.), is an important solanaceous vegetable cum spice crop. The pot culture experiment was carried out during 2017-18 at Sanskriti Samvardhan Mandal. KVK, Sagroli under the project Maharashtra Gene Bank to evaluate three fungicides two bioagents and three organic amendments by seed treatment and soil application in pot culture using susceptible local culture against S. rolfsii. However, highest average mortality reductions were recorded in the treatments viz; cabotin 37.5% (55.96%), carboxin (53.47%) and mancozeb (53.27%). These were followed by the treatments NSKE @ 20% (52.79%), T. harzianum (50.52%), Neem seed cake (48.85%), T. viride (48.27%) and mustard seed cake (30.04%) whereas, comparatively minimum average mortality reductions was recorded in mustard seed cake (30.04%).