Fruit Rot or Dieback/Wet Rot disease in Chilli Crop

Transplanting method and fertilizer management of Chilli
  • Fruit rot or dieback: Fruit rot or dieback disease is caused by fungus.
  • In this disease, small and round, brown-black irregular scattered spots appear on the leaves of chilli crop.
  • Yellow-colored spots are seen on the fruit of chili, which causes rotting on the fruit.
  • Wet rot disease: This disease is also caused by a fungus, the outbreak of this disease is more in the flowering stage of Chilli.
  • The stem and twigs of the affected plant appear wet due to infection.
  • For prevention of these diseases, spray Chlorothalonil 70% WP @ 300 gram / acre or Carbendazim 12% + Mancozeb 63% WP @ 500 gram / acre or Metiram 55% + Pyraclostrobin 5% WG @ 600 gram / acre.
  • Spraying of Tebuconazole 50% + Trifloxystrobin 25% WG @ 100 gram / acre or Azoxystrobin 11% +  Tebuconazole 18.3% SC @ 250 ml / acre are also very helpful. 
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