SK Khirbat
India
Research Article
Effect of Non-conventional Chemicals and Synthetic Fungicide on
Biochemical Characteristics of Chilli against Fruit Rot Pathogen
Colletotrichum capsici
Author(s): Neelam Geat, Devendra Singh and SK Khirbat
Neelam Geat, Devendra Singh and SK Khirbat
A pot experiment was conducted during 2013-14 at Chaudhary Charan Singh, Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar to evaluate the effect of non-conventional chemical viz., salicylic acid, zinc sulphate, magnesium sulphate, indole acetic acid, indole butyric acid and fungicide viz., carbendazim, on total phenol, flavonol, tannin and electrolyte leakage of red fruits of chilli varieties (susceptible-Pusa Jwala and resistant-Sadabahar) against Colletotrichum capsici the causal agent of fruit rot in chilli. The phenol content was increased significantly in both the varieties (resistant and susceptible) when sprayed with salicylic acid followed by pathogen as compared to other non-conventional chemicals at 24 and 48 hrs intervals. The increase in total phenol was more pronounced in resistant variety (7.84 mg/g fresh weight) after 48 hrs, when sprayed with sa.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2157-7471.1000328