List of Capsicum diseases

This article is a list of diseases of Capsicum species.

Bacterial diseases

Bacterial diseases
Bacterial spot Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria
Bacterial wilt Ralstonia solanacearum
Bacterial canker Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis
Syringae seedling blight and leaf spot Pseudomonas syringae

P. syringae pv. syringae

Crown gall Agrobacterium 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 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 Begomorvirus, Serrano golden mosaic virus (SGMV), Pepper mild tigre virus (PMTV), and others
Pepper huasteco genus Begomovirus, Pepper huasteco virus (PHV)
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)

Postharverst diseases

Postharverst diseases
Bacterial soft rot Erwinia 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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