“…Chilli peppers and sweet peppers ( Capsicum annuum L.) are considered to be important vegetables worldwide and rank among the most important constituents of tropical and subtropical cuisine, especially valued for their sensory and nutritional characteristics (Welbaum, ). Although there have been technological and production advances in this crop, diseases still generate great concern, causing serious yield losses (Ali, Bordoh, Singh, Siddiqui, & Droby, ; Babu et al, ; Di Dato, Parisi, Cardi, & Tripodi, ; Park et al, ; Pereira et al, ; Prusky, ).…”