Phytopathogens causing wilt in pepper: Distribution, symptoms and identification

Abstract

In 2012 the evaluation on the development and spread of phytopathogens, causing wilt in pepper was conducted. The observations were carried out under field conditions and natural infectious background in the Plovdiv region. In laboratory conditions were isolated and identified four phytopathogenic fungi of the genus Rhizoctonia, Fusarium, Verticillium and Phytophthora. The results of the analysis showed that the highest percentage of pepper wilt was caused by the fungus-Rhizoctonia solani.

Keywords

• pepper accessions
• wilting
• soil phytopathogens