The study was carried out for the current fungicide usage pattern in Chilly crop in Andhra Pradesh and
Telangana. For the study leading districts in Chilly production were identified, Guntur and Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh
and Khammam, Warangal and Mahaboobnagar in Telangana. Area wise growing pattern of Chilly was studied which
shows that 64% farmers grows Chilly through nursery and 61% farmers use hybrids for Chilly production. Most of
Farmers (60%) who grow hybrid Chilly use herbicides and farmers who grow local varieties do not use hybrid because it
was found that use of hybrids reduces plant growth in case of local varieties. In study area wise disease severity was seen
and it was found that due to varied climatic conditions and difference in sowing time disease severity varies. Cercospora
leaf spots and Anthracnose/die back is having high severity in almost all chilly growing areas. Area wise farmers’
expenditure and number of sprays per acre per season also varies. In Guntur, Adoni (Kurnool) farmers are