SCREENING FOR CHILLI GENOTYPES AGAINST ANTHRACNOSE (COLLETOTRICHUM CAPSICI)J. Srinivas, K. Ravinder Reddy, P. Saidaiah, K. Anitha, S.R. Pandravada and M. BalramAbstract Experiments were conducted to evaluate thirty genotypes obtained from AVRDC, NBPGR Regional Station, few local varieties were also collected. They were screened against anthracnose disease under natural and artificial field conditions at college of Horticulture, Rajendranagar, during in the year 2017-18. The observation of disease severity was recorded at 145 days after transplanting. All the 30 genotypes scored grades of 3 to 4 and were found to be under natural condition was found to be 3 lines are resistance AVPP0514, AVPP9813 and PBC-81, one line in moderately resistance line was EC-334182, twenty-four lines scored the highest grade 3 thereby found to be susceptible lines and reaming 2 lines scored the highest grade 4 are highly susceptible. All the 30 genotypes scored grades of 3 to 4 and were found to be under artificial conditions three lines are in moderately resistance AVPP0514, AVPP9813 and PBC-81. Six lines scored the highest grade 3 lines are susceptible and reaming 21 lines scored the highest grade 4 are highly susceptible. |