Identification of potential chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) accession as a rootstock for managing bacterial wilt disease in bell pepper

Abstract

Bacterial wilt caused due to Ralstonia
pseudosolanacearum is pervasive across the major
pepper growing parts of world and impede production.
It is reported that 30-100% yield losses in crops was
due to bacterial wilt (James et al. 2003). Ralstonia
pseudosolanacearum is highly heterogeneous bacterial
pathogen cause wilting of important crops (Smith et al.
1995). These pathogen propagules remain viable and
active in soil for several years making the control almost
impossible through any means of cultural management
like crop rotation, involvement of biological agents as
well as chemical treatments especially in the regions
where repeated and protected cultivation is undertaken
(Thakur et al. 2014).