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Five fungal taxa were associated with chilli seeds, with infection rates from 1.70 to 9.20%.
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e0“Five fungi, namely Aspergillus sp., Fusarium sp., Colletotrichum capsici (Syd. & P.Syd.) E.J.Butler & Bisby, Curvularia sp., and Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissl. were found to be associated with seeds and the infection rate of different fungi varied from 1.70 to 9.20%.”
Title
Production of quality seeds of chilli using soil amendments
KAMALCRISHANA ROY ROY; ABU ASHRAF KHAN; M. TANBIR RUBAYET; et al. Asian Journal of Agriculture 2022. doi:10.13057/asianjagric/g060102
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- Intervention effect Colonized Trichoderma plots had higher chilli fruit yield of 3.63 t ha-1.
- Intervention effect Colonized Trichoderma plots had higher chilli seed yield of 2.40 t ha-1.
- Intervention effect All five organic amendments increased chilli seed yield relative to control.
- Intervention effect Colonized Trichoderma plots had higher seed germination, vigour, and thousand-seed weight.
- Intervention effect Colonized Trichoderma plots had the lowest total seedborne infection, 9.80%.
- Observation Colonized Trichoderma had the highest benefit-cost ratio, 3.73.
- Observation Poultry manure had a benefit-cost ratio of 3.39.
- Observation Vermicompost had a benefit-cost ratio of 3.33.
- Recommendation The authors recommend colonized Trichoderma, vermicompost, or poultry manure for quality chilli seed production and higher yield.