Chilli

The rhizome and bulb extracts of few medicinal plants were used to study their antimicrobial efficacy against Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. vesicatoria (Doidge) Dye, causal agent of bacterial leaf spot disease in chilli. For the seed treatment onion (Allium cepa), garlic (A. sativum) and ginger (Zingiber officinale) extracts were tested in filter paper disc assay, seeded agar method and seed treatment methods at pure and diluted concentrations. The extract of garlic followed by ginger found most effective improves seed germination and control of pathogen at 100% concentration as compared to check. The study indicates the effectively controlled of the pathogen and reduced the disease incidence significantly in non-hazardous manner and environment friendly

Pickling is an ancient method of food preservation. Pickles are produced from both vegetable and animal sources. However, vegetable based pickles are safer to use for humans as the chances of occurrence of food borne pathogens like Salmonella and Shigella is more common in unhygienically processed meat based products. In the present investigation, vegetable waste especially, the waste part of cauliflower i.e. the petiole studs which are either thrown away or fed to animals has been used for the production of an edible pickle having good aroma, taste and nutritional value.