ABSTRACT
This chapter provides a better understanding of identification of pepper diseases and its control measures. The bell pepper is a cultivar group of the species Capsicum annuum. Several species of plant pathogenic fungi in the genus Colletotrichum cause anthracnose in peppers and many other vegetables and fruits. Bacterial spot is one of the most devastating diseases of pepper and tomato grown in warm, moist environments. The bacterial spot pathogen may be carried as a contaminant on pepper seed. Cercospora leaf spot, also known as, frogeye leaf spot, is encountered on a regular basis on pepper. Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) can occur wherever peppers are grown. Pepper infected with CMV often are stunted and bushy and may have distorted and malformed leaves. CMV is the second most important virus disease of pepper. Symptoms on pepper vary according to Potato virus Y strain, plant age, varieties infected, and environmental conditions.
