| The economic importance of sweet pepper is rising in Brazil and abroad. Nevertheless, diseases, such as the bacterial spot (Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria or Xanthomonas euvesicatoria) jeopardize its yield. An efficient method for controlling the disease is the use of resistant varieties. The objective of this work was to select sweet pepper genotypes with resistance to the bacterial spot on a segregating population (Capsicum annum accessions UENF 1421, susceptible, x UENF 1381, resistant), advanced using the pedigree method. Three selection procedures, " selection between and within families" , " mass selection" , and " combined selection" were compared. Fifty-six F2:3 families (40 plants per family) were planted in the field, without replication.... |
