Present Scenario of Diseases in Chili/Shimla Mirch (Capsicum Annum L.) and Their Management By Puja Pandey , Ranganathswamy Math , Jyotika Purohit Book Diseases of Horticultural Crops: Diagnosis and Management

In this study, five main chilli leaf diseases i.e. Down-curl of leaf, Gemini virus, Cercospora leaf spot, yellow leaf (pestrot) disease, and up curl leaf disease were identified and images that were by using a digital camera, including healthy leaf, were labelled as six classes.

This document discusses common diseases that affect Capsicum crops including anthracnose, powdery mildew, damping off, alternaria leaf spot, and cercospora leaf spot. It provides details on the symptoms caused by each disease and recommendations for prevention and management, which include using resistant varieties, crop rotation, removing ...

The Chilli Leaf Curl Virus symptoms include upward curling of the leaf margins, yellowing of the leaf veins, and a reduction in the leaf size. As well as this, leaf veins become swollen as internodes and petioles begin to shorten, which causes the veins to become dilated.

Pelargonium zonata plants showing chlorotic stellate symptoms on leaves accompanied with leaf deformation were regularly observed at Shimla during November and March (Fig. 1a–c). During summer, there is remission of symptoms and virus becomes non-detectable.