Seed Mycoflora of Chilli Fruit Rot Infected Fruits Collected from Major Chilli Growing Areas of Telangana, India
K. Venkata Ramesh1*, R. Sarada Jayalakshmi Devi2, K. Gopal3, B. K. M. Lakshmi4,
T. Murali Krishna5 and B. Ravindra Reddy6
1Department of Plant Pathology, (SKLTSHU), Rajendranagar, Hyderabad – 500030, India 2Department of Plant Pathology, S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati - 517 502, India 3Controller of Examinations, Administrative Office, Dr.YSR Horticultural University, Venkataramannagdem - 534 101, India 4Department of Plant Pathology, Vegetable Research Station (SKLTSHU), Hyderabad – 500030, India 5Department of Entomology, Institute of Frontier Technology, RARS, Tirupati-517502, India 6Department of Statistics and Computer Applications, S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati - 517 502, India
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Abstract:
Chilli fruit rot disease samples were collected from Warangal, Karimnagar, Khammam and Ranga Reddy districts of Telangana. Standard blotter method was used to know the per cent infection of mycoflora associated with chilli seed. Highest (59.60%) mean per cent infection of mycoflora was observed in Warangal district while the lowest (46.10%) mean per cent incidence was observed in Karimnagar district. The most commonly found mycoflora were Colletotrichum capsici, C. gloeosporioides, Cercospora spp., Fusarium spp., Alternaria spp., Penicillium spp. and Aspergillus spp. Among the different fungi associated with chilli fruit rot, C. capsici found with highest per cent infection (58.83%) whereas, Cercospoara spp. found with least per cent infection (2.62%).
Keywords: Chilli fruit rot, Seed mycoflora, C. capsici, Telangana
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Venkata Ramesh, K., R. Sarada Jayalakshmi Devi, K. Gopal, B. K. M. Lakshmi, T. Murali Krishna and Ravindra Reddy, B. 2017. Seed Mycoflora of Chilli Fruit Rot Infected Fruits Collected from Major Chilli Growing Areas of Telangana, India.
Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 6(4): 2861-2867. doi:
https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2017.604.329
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