Author(s)

Rosimara Barboza Bispo^1*, Maria Do Socorro Bezerra Araújo², Antônio André da Silva Alencar¹, Cláudia Pombo Sudré¹, Rosana Rodrigues¹

¹Plant Breeding Laboratory, Darcy Ribeiro North Fluminense State University, Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil.
²Plant Breeding Laboratory, University of the State of Mato Grosso, Cáceres, Brazil.

The present work investigated the efficiency of leaf reflectance indices in the identification of Capsicum annuum L. var. annuum resistant to anthracnose in the fruit. Twenty-five F_5:6 families originating from contrasting parents were assessed; the parents were accession UENF 2285 (susceptible to anthracnose) and accession UENF 1381, a hot pepper resistant to anthracnose in the fruit. The experiment was carried out in an experimental field in Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between May and October of 2021. The treatments were arranged in a randomized block design, with three replications and five plants per plot. Fifteen LRIs were estimated using a CI-710 portable mini leaf spectrometer. The assessments covered all plant growth after flowering, and a total of six assessments were performed at 15-days intervals, beginning at 35 and ending 120 days after flowering (DAFs). Analysis of variance in a split-plot scheme was performed, as were tests of mean groupings and principal components analysis (PCA). The best period for evaluating leaf reflectance indices in C. annuum var. annuum is 120 days after flowering. The leaf reflectance indices PRI, CNDVI and Ctr2 stood out as effective in distinguishing between resistant and susceptible genotypes.

Phenotyping, Bell Pepper, CI-710, Colletotrichum scovillei

Bispo, R. , Araújo, M. , Alencar, A. , Sudré, C. and Rodrigues, R. (2024) Sensors Applied to Plant Breeding: Leaf Reflectance Indices (LRIs) and Resistance to Anthracnose in Capsicum annuum L. var. annuum. Advances in Remote Sensing, 13, 1-17. doi: 10.4236/ars.2024.131001.