Viral and phytoplasma diseases of solanaceous crops in Kuban Region
The article focuses on increasing in recent years, severity of virus and phytoplasma diseases of solanaceous crops (peppers and tomato) in the south of Russia, including the Kuban region. The main reasons for the emergence and spread of new aggressive strains of viruses are indicated. A brief description of virus and phytoplasma diseases encountered in breeding crops of Institute, peasant farms and individual farms of the Krasnodar region is given. The data on phytomonitoring these pathogens on pepper and tomato in the breeding nurseries of Institute are presented. In the complex resistance to viruses and stolbur a new hybrid sweet pepper Seliger F<sub>1</sub> stood out. Five tomato hybrids had shown the highest resistance to infection by viruses. It was noted that for improving the efficiency of work on breeding immunity to these dangerous pathogens it is necessary to strengthen the immunological studies in this direction.