Integrated Management of Fusarium Wilt [Fusarium pallidoroseum (Cooke) Sacc.] in Chilli (Capsicum annum L.)

The present study was undertaken to develop an integrated disease management module for the management of Fusarium root rot in chilli grown under Kashmir conditions. Among the single treatments tested under in vitro conditions, a minimum wilt incidence of 2.0, 13.1 and 33.6% at flowering, fruit formation and ripening stages, respectively, was recorded in carbendazim 50 WP treatment [@ 0.1%] with fruit yield of 73.25 q ha⁻¹ as compared to 42.50 q ha⁻¹ in check. Integrated treatments (carbendazim 50 WP @ 0.1% + FYM @ 20 t ha⁻¹) showed minimum wilt incidence of 1.1, 9.0 and 27.5% at the above respective stages with fruit yield of 75.85 q h⁻¹. The treatment ‘Trichoderma viride application @ 0.16 t ha⁻¹ + carbendazim 50 WP @ 0.1% + delayed irrigation (14 days interval) + FYM application @ 20 t ha⁻¹’ recorded significantly least wilt incidence of 0.6, 6.2 and 18.1% at flowering, fruit formation and ripening stages, respectively, with a fruit yield of 84.25 q ha⁻¹.