List of Capsicum diseases explained

This article is a list of diseases of Capsicum species.

Bacterial diseases

Bacterial diseases
Bacterial spot Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria
Bacterial wilt Ralstonia solnacearum
Bacterial canker Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis
Syringae seedling blight and leaf spot Pseudomonas syringae
P. syringae pv. syringae
Crown GallAgrobacterium tumefaciens

Fungal diseases

Fungal diseases
Anthracnose Colletotrichum gloeosporioides
Colletotrichum capsici
Glomerella cingulata [teleomorph]
Colletotrichum coccodes
Cercospora (frogeye) leaf spot Cercospora capsici
Charcoal rot Macrophomina phaseolina
Choanephora blight (wet rot) Choanephora cucurbitarum
Damping-off and root rot Rhizoctonia solani
Phytophthora spp.
Fusarium spp.
Pythium spp.
Downy mildew Peronospora tabacina
Fusarium stem rot Fusarium solani
Fusarium wilt Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. capsici
Gray leaf spot Stemphylium solani
Stemphylium lycopersici
Gray mold Botrytis cinerea
Phytophthora blight Phytophthora capsici
Powdery mildew Oidiopsis sicula
Oidiopsis taurica [synanamorph]
Leveillula taurica [teleomorph]
Southern blight Sclerotium rolfsii
Athelia rolfsii [teleomorph]
Verticillium wilt Verticillium albo-atrum
Verticillium dahliae
White mold Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

Nematodes, parasitic

Nematodes, parasitic
Root knot Meloidogyne incognita
Meloidogyne hapla
Meloidogyne javanica
Meloidogyne arenaria
Sting nematode Belonolaimus longicaudatus
Other nematodes Paratrichodorus spp.
Trichodorus spp.
Pratylenchus penetrans
Nacobbus aberrans
Dolichodorus heterocephalus
Helicotylenchus dihystera
Hemicycliophora arenaria
Radopholus similis

Viral diseases

Viral diseases
Alfalfa mosaic genus Alfamovirus, Alfalfa mosaic virus (AMV)
Andean potato mottle genus Comovirus, Andean potato mottle virus-pepper strain (APMoV)
Beet curly top genus Curtovirus, Beet curly top virus (BCTV)
Chili leaf curl genus Begomovirus, Chili leaf curl virus (ChiLCV); Possibly strain of Tobacco leaf curl virus (TLCV)
Chilli veinal mottle genus Potyvirus, Chilli veinal mottle virus (ChiVMV)
Chino del tomate genus Begomovirus, Chino del tomate virus (CdTV)
Cucumber mosaic genus Cucumovirus, Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV)
Pepper golden mosaic complex (previously Texas Pepper, Serrano Golden Mosaic, and Pepper Mild Tigre Viruses) genus Begomovirus, Serrano golden mosaic virus (SGMV), Pepper mild tigre virus (PMTV), and others
Pepper huasteco genus Begomovirus, Pepper huasteco virus (PHV)
Pepper leaf curlgenus Begomovirus, Pepper leaf curl virus (PepLCV)
Pepper mild mottle genus Tobamovirus, Pepper mild mottle virus (PMMV)
Pepper mottle genus Potyvirus, Pepper mottle virus (PepMoV)
Pepper veinal mottle genus Potyvirus, Pepper veinal mottle virus (PVMV)
Potato virus Y genus Potyvirus, Potato virus Y (PVY)
Sinaloa tomato leaf curl genus Begomovirus, Sinaloa tomato leaf curl virus (TCLV)
Tobacco etch genus Potyvirus, Tobacco etch virus (TEV)
Tobacco mosaic and Tomato mosaic genus Tobamovirus, Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) and Tomato mosaic virus (ToMV)
Tomato spotted wilt genus Tospovirus, Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV)

Post-harvest diseases

Postharverst diseases
Bacterial soft rotErwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora
E. carotovora subsp. atroseptica
E. chrysanthemi
Pseudomonas spp.
Alternaria rot Alternaria alternata
Botrytis fruit rot Botrytis cinerea
Rhizopus rot Rhizopus stolonifer

Abiotic diseases

Abiotic diseases
Blossom-end rot Deficiency of calcium in fruit
Sunscald Exposure of fruit to sunlight and heat

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