Assessment of pepper genetic resources for Verticillium wilt resistance

Study was carried out for determining the reaction of 83 peppers varieties, breeding lines, and local forms /landraces/ to fungal pathogen Verticillium dahliae Kleb. as they are part Balkan Capsicum core collection which deeply phenotyped in recent years. The development disease reported twice high degree resistance 41 accessions. highest percentage highly resistant group genotypes 72%, followed by with 23%. infestation groups medium sensitive, sensitive respectively 1%, 3%, 1%. (0 - 19%), (20 39%) (40 59%) consisted var. blocky, ratundum kapia (60 79%) dominated blocky. Materials from prevail (80 100%). pungent accessions more infestation. On base current previous results may concluded that four were identified TMV non-infested while two ones possessed low green aphids, trips cotton bollworm non-attacked Verticillium. Other seven combined lack wilt levels three agronomic biochemical traits.