Bacterial leaf spot in chilli plants is a serious bacterial disease. This disease mainly appears on old plants but soon starts affecting young plants also, small brown coloured spots appear on the leaves of the plant. Spots appear margins of leaves start drying, spots coalesce to form irregular lesions. The leaves turn chlorotic and fall prematurely when the infection is severe.
Control: Infected plants should be uprooted and destroyed so that the disease does not spread to other plants. Use disease-free seeds and if the disease appears apply M-45 (Mancozeb 75% WP) 400 gm/acre or Blue Copper (Copper Oxychloride 50% WP) at the rate of 300 gm/Acre mixed in 200 litres of water.
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