Evaluating pepper cultivars for bacterial spot resistance

摘要

Bacterial spot is considered one of the most destructive diseases of peppers and one of its strains can also wreak havoc in field tomato plantings. The disease, caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria, produces spots on plant leaves and fruit, defoliation of the plant, and can detrimentally affect plant growth, fruit yield and quality. In light of this, researchers with the University of Guelph have been assessing, for many years, bacterial spot resistant pepper cultivars for suitability in commercial scale production.