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Plant Disease Library/Bacterial Leaf Spot of Chili

Bacterial Leaf Spot of Chili

Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria

high
Chilibacterial

A warm-weather bacterial disease causing scabby leaf and fruit spots that can defoliate plants.

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Symptoms

Small, water-soaked spots that turn brown and scabby on leaves and fruit, with defoliation in severe cases.

Favorable conditions

  • •Warm, wet weather
  • •Contaminated seed or transplants

Management

  1. 1Use certified disease-free seed
  2. 2Apply copper sprays preventively
  3. 3Plant resistant varieties
  4. 4Rotate crops

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