Antifungal utility of Bird's eye Chilli towards Peanut storage fungi

Bird’s eye chili (Capsicum frutescens) a wild form of chili with high pungency is grown as a neglected crop in very few pockets of the world and in India. It is still used as an alternative home remedies against various ailments by various tribes of India. There are some Indigenous Traditional Knowledges related to application of bird's eye chili as antimicrobial agent way back from Mayan civilization of S. America. The present work focuses on understanding the antifungal activities of Capsicum frutescens against various seed-borne fungi of groundnut based on the different in-vitro screening methods thereby developing bio-formulations for safe consumption and storage of groundnut seeds.