Screening of chilli genotypes for resistance to fruit rot caused by colletotrichum capsici at fruit bearing and harvest stages

The field and laboratory screening of 31 accessions were carried out against fruit rot of chilli caused by Colletotrichum capsici under natural pressure condition. Out of 31 accessions eight were found resistant, remaining twenty three accessions found moderately resistant at 90 days after transplanting. The reaction during harvest stages varied from that of 90 days after harvest which recorded, 2 resistant accessions, eight moderately resistant accessions, twenty moderately susceptible accessions and Byadagi Dabbi as susceptible.