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Plant disease

Potato Virus Y

Issue type
disease
Seedborne
No
Resistance code
PVY, PepMoV, TEV, pvr2-1, pvr2-2, pvr4
Affects
Pepper, Tomato

Symptoms

Vein-banding mosaic and puckered young leaves, with stunted plants and small unmarketable pods. Spread by aphids in seconds of probing, which is why insecticides rarely prevent it.

Management

Resistance genes are the practical control, and commercial pepper varieties list potyvirus resistance (PVY, TEV, PepMoV) as a package because the same recessive pvr genes often cover several. Reflective mulch delays aphid arrival; roguing infected plants early limits the within-field spread.

Varieties with documented resistance

VarietyLevelCodeBasisDaysBreeding
Aristotle resistant PVY Independently observed 70-75 F1 hybrid
Paladin resistant PVY Independently observed 70-78 F1 hybrid
Revolution resistant PVY Breeder declared 72-78 F1 hybrid
King Arthur resistant PVY Breeder declared 68-72 F1 hybrid
Carmen resistant PVY Breeder declared 60-80 F1 hybrid
Chichimeca resistant PVY Breeder declared 65-80 F1 hybrid
Red Knight resistant PVY Breeder declared 57-75 F1 hybrid
Giant Marconi resistant PVY Breeder declared 70-80 F1 hybrid
Turnpike resistant PVY Breeder declared 65-80 F1 hybrid
Archimedes resistant PVY Breeder declared 60-80 F1 hybrid
Tracer resistant PVY Breeder declared 55-72 F1 hybrid
Sprinter resistant PVY Breeder declared 55-72 F1 hybrid

This is the page where the difference matters most, because it is where a variety gets chosen for its resistance. Breeder declared means the claim comes from whoever breeds or sells the seed, which for most resistance genes is the only evidence that exists. Independently observed means an institution with no stake in the sale grew the plant and reported what happened.

Sources & References

Evidence: 2 sources, all independent references.

  1. Pepper Production Guides · University of Florida IFAS Extension, University or Government
  2. Overview of Biotic Stresses in Pepper (Capsicum spp.): Sources of Genetic Resistance, Molecular Breeding and Genomics · International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2020), Peer-Reviewed