Foot rot disease, also known as “quick wilt” caused by Phytophthora capsici Leonian in
black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) often leads to mortality of the infected plants. No cultivated
variety is completely resistant, though a few varieties show field tolerance. Plants in all
growth stages are susceptible to the disease and the loss incurred will be huge when the
plants die. Copper-based fungicides are mainly used for managing foot rot incidence in
commercial plantations. Now-a-days organic black pepper has high demand in the …