India. Narainet al. (2000) reported Alternaria alternata causing fruit rot of chilli on fruits, as initially small blackish brown,
circular to elongated water soaked depressed lesions are formed on the pericarp of fruits, which leads to rotting of fruits in later stage. The characteristic lesions observed at semi ripe stage of chilli fruits. Fruit rot is a major constraint in chilli causing several losses in terms of quality and quantity (Sreekantiah et al., 1973). Mathur and Agnihotri (1961) and Singh (1987)