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Pepper anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum spp. has become a significant problem on some farmsin southern New Jersey. Unlike in tomato, where symptoms are only present in mature (red) fruit, pepper anthracnose caninfect pepper fruit at any growth stage. Currently, there are no commercially-available bell or non-bellpeppers with known resistance to anthracnose. The pathogen overwinters, albeit, […]