Damping Off of Chillies (Pythium aphanidermatum)

Crop Chillies (Capsicum spp.)
Disease Damping Off
Pathogen Pythium aphanidermatum
Group Fungi


  • Pre-emergence damping off : Seed rotting and poor germination.
  • Post-emergence damping off : Girdling of stem, toppling down of seedling.


Pathogen Pythium aphanidermatum
Mycelium Coenocytic mycelium
Asexual reproduction :
Sexual reproduction :

Reproductive Structures
Mode Spore Fruiting Body
Asexual reproduction
Sexual reproduction


Favorable Conditions
Primary spread
Secondary spread
Collateral Hosts


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Fungicide

Copper oxychloride

Drenching : 0.25 %






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