Potential for utilization of pepper germplasm with a variable reaction to Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc. to develop southern blight-resistant pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) cultivars

Plant Genetic Resources: Characterisation and Utilisation

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 326-330

  Fery, Richard L ^a   Dukes Sr , Philip D ^a  

^a USDA ARS US Vegetable Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Capsicum annuum; Disease resistance; Pepper; Sclerotium rolfsii; Southern blight

Indexed keywords

ATHELIA ROLFSII; CAPSICUM ANNUUM;

EID: 30944436891     PISSN: 14792621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PGR200586     Document Type: Article

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