_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: E-mail: makuasd@gmail.com; Curr. J. Appl. Sci. Technol., vol. 42, no. 46, pp. 142-150, 2023 Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology Volume 42, Issue 46, Page 142-150, 2023; Article no.CJAST.109679 ISSN: 2457-1024 (Past name: British Journal of Applied Science & Technology, Past ISSN: 2231-0843, NLM ID: 101664541) Current Scenario of Viral Diseases of Capsicum spp. in Karnataka, India Manjunatha Y. S. a* , Abdul Kareem M. a , P. S. Ajjappalavara a , Krishna Kurubetta a , R. K. Mesta a , G. Sanjeevraddi a , Raghunatha R a , Noorulla Haveri a and Dileep Masuthi a a University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkote, Karnataka, India. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration among all authors. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/CJAST/2023/v42i464302 Open Peer Review History: This journal follows the Advanced Open Peer Review policy. Identity of the Reviewers, Editor(s) and additional Reviewers, peer review comments, different versions of the manuscript, comments of the editors, etc are available here: https://www.sdiarticle5.com/review-history/109679 Received: 29/09/2023 Accepted: 04/12/2023 Published: 07/12/2023 ABSTRACT The roving survey was conducted in major capsicum growing districts of Karnataka to know the incidence of viral disease in Capsicum. The study revealed that the viral disease in capsicum was prevalent in all the surveyed districts of Karnataka. Among the districts surveyed, significantly highest disease incidence was recorded in Haveri (89%), followed by Belagavi (84%), Chikkaballapur (76%) and Kolar (60%) whereas the significantly least disease incidence was recorded in Bengaluru rural (43.33%). The average percent disease incidence in overall surveyed districts was 70.46%. Similarly, among the taluks, significantly highest disease incidence of 92% was recorded in Byadgi followed by Ramdurga (86.66%), whereas the significantly least disease incidence of 43.33% was recorded in Nelamangala. Similarly, among the villages, significantly highest disease incidence of 100% was recorded in Bannahatti village of Byadgi, whereas the significantly least disease incidence of 20% was recorded in Tadshigatta village of Nelamangala. Among the districts surveyed, significantly highest percent disease index was recorded in Haveri (60%), followed by Belagavi (37%), Kolar (30.50%) and Chikkaballapur (30.33%), whereas the Original Research Article