Sr. No. Fungicides (ppm)   Per cent disease index (PDI) Disease reduction (%) 1 Mancozeb (Dithane M-45 75%WP ) (2500) 4.00*(11.53)** 94.70* (77.34)** 2 Carbendazim (Bavistin 50 WP) (250) 2.50(9.97) 96.79 (80.52) 3 Propiconazole (Tilt 25 % EC) (250) 1.00 (7.03) 98.76 (85.06) 4 Carbendazim 12 % + Mancozeb 63 % (SAAF 75 WP) (1500) 1.00 (7.03) 98.76 (85.06) 5 Control 76.50 (61.34) 0.00 (4.05) S.Em.± 1.83 1.03 C.D. at 5 % 5.51 3.11 C.V.% 20.22 9.95

Table 4: Effect of post-harvest application of fungicides on banana fruit rot disease development under storage conditions * Figures in the parentheses are angular transformed (X+0.5) values. ** Average of four replication Fruit assessment was done at the “eating” stage.