Management of foot rot (Phytophthora capsici) disease of black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) through fungicides and cultural practices in Southwestern Ethiopia

The pathogen Phytophthora capsici, which causes black pepper foot rot, is the most detrimental disease that affects productivity and lowers qualitative quantitative spike yields in southwest Ethiopia. effectiveness of several fungicides cultural methods against capsici was tested a field experiment. Five commercial practices were examined, natural infection noted. Disease incidence determined by visually observing leaf blight, infection, shedding, vine yellowing. effective fungicide, with 14.3%, Koka blue 50 WG (Copper oxychloride) spraying when combined approaches. More 720 WP (Mancozeb + Cymoxanil), combination 19.1% incidence, came next. Agro-laxyl 63.5 (Metalaxyl Mancozeb) Progress 250 EC (Propiconazole 25%) also found better than only applied plot control. Int. J. Agril. Res. Innov. Tech. 13(1): 48-50, June 2023