Department of Horticulture, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat 785013 (Assam).
Sources of resistant genetic stocks are of great importance to the plant breeders for exploitation in crop improvement programme. Extensive screening for sources of resistance in chilli against anthracnose disease caused by Colletotrichum spp. resulted in different degrees of resistance in different genetic stocks of chilli. Sources of resistance against bacterial wilt and anthracnose disease so far identified have been listed in this article.
Chilli, Capsicum annuum, resistance, Pseudomonas solanacearum, Colletotrichum spp
