Agricultural Extension Service

The University of Tennessee

SP277-K

Plant Diseases
Disease Resistance in Recommended
Vegetable Varieties for Home Gardens
Elizabeth A. Long, Associate Extension Specialist
Entomology and Plant Pathology

Growing resistant vegetable varieties is an im- Disease

Tolerance
portant method of controlling diseases. The following
Vegetable Variety or Resistance
information is provided as a reference to disease
ASPARAGUS Jersey Giant F, R
resistance or tolerance in vegetable varieties presently Martha Washington F
recommended for the home garden. No attempt has Mary Washington R
been made to designate or evaluate levels of resis-
BEAN Fordhook 242 D, H
tance or tolerance in the varieties listed. Varieties are (Bush, Lima) Jackson Wonder D, H
designated only as having some level of tolerance or
resistance. BEAN Blue Lake types CBMV
The information provided here has been com- (Bush, Snap) Greencrop CBMV, PM
Provider CBMV, PM
piled from seed catalogs and from research and Exten- Roma II CBMV
sion publications. The user of this reference should Derby CBMV
seek additional information from seed companies
BEAN (Pole) Blue Lake CBMV
relative to specific varieties and their level of disease
tolerance or resistance. BEET Detroit Dark Red DM
Hybrid Red Ace H, CLS

BROCCOLI Green Comet DM, H

Premium Crop DM, F, H

CABBAGE Bravo BR, FY

Gourmet BR, FY
Solid Blue Brand 780 BR, BS, TB
 Disease Disease
Tolerance or Tolerance or
Vegetable Variety Resistance Vegetable Variety Resistance
CANTALOUPE Ambrosia DM, PM POTATO Beauregard SR
(MELONS) Burpee Hybrid F, PM (Sweet) Centennial F, NRKN
Classic F, PM Jewel F, HC, SRKN
Starship F, PM
SPINACH Melody Hybrid CMV, DM
CORN Bonanza (Yellow) MDMV, SW, CR
(Sweet) Golden Queen (Yellow) NCLB, SW, CR SQUASH Gold Strike DM
Incredible (Yellow) CR, SCLB, SW (Summer) Zucchini Hybrid PM
Merit (Yellow) BW, MDMV, SCLB, S
Argent (White) CR, SW SQUASH Delicious (Butternut) PM
Silver Queen (White) BW, MDMV, SW (Winter) Table Queen (Acorn) DM, PM

CUCUMBER Carolina ALS, AN, CMV, DM, TOMATO Better Boy F, SRKN, V
(Pickling) PM, Sc (Red) Big Seven F, SRKN, V
Picadilly CMV, Sc, TLS Celebrity ASC, F1,2 , GLS,
Pioneer ALS, AN, CMV, DM, SRKN, TMV, V
PM, Sc Mountain Pride ASC, F, GLS, V
Mountain Supreme EB, F1,2
CUCUMBER Ashley ALS, DM, PM
(Slicing) Dasher II AN, ALS, CMV, DM, TOMATO Carolinia Gold F1,2 , V
PM, Sc (Yellow) Sunny ASC, F1,2 ,GLS, V
Liberty Hybrid ALS, DM, PM, Sc
Poinsett 76 ALS, AN, DM, PM, Sc WATERMELON Charleston Gray AN, F
Sweet Slice PM Crimson Sweet AN, F
Victory Burpee Hybrid ALS, AN, DM, PM, Sc Sugar Baby D

EGGPLANT Black Bell TMV

LETTUCE Grand Rapids H, TB

MUSTARD Southern Giant Curled H

Tendergreen D, H
Codes Used to Designate Diseases and Related Problems
PEAS Sugar Daddy PM, BLRV ALS = Angular Leaf Spot LB = Late Blight
(Edible Pod) Sugar Snap C AN = Anthracnose LR = Leaf Roll
ASC = Alternaria Stem Canker MDMV = Maize Dwarf Mosaic Virus
BLS = Bacterial Leaf Spot MMV = Mild Mosaic Virus
PEAS Alaska F BLRV = Bean Leaf Roll Virus NCLB = Northern Corn Leaf Blight
(English) Freezonian C, F BR = Black Rot NRKN = Northern Root Knot
Thomas Laxton F BS = Black Speck Nematode
BW = Bacterial Wilt PM = Powdery Mildew
C = Cold Tolerance PVY = Potato Virus Y
PEAS Mississippi Silver CoMV, F, NRKN, CBMV = Common Bean Mosaic Virus R = Rust
(Southern) SRKN CLS = Cercospora Leaf Spot RMV = Rugose Mosaic Virus
CoMV = Cowpea Mosaic Virus S = Smut
PEPPER Bell Boy Hybrid TMV CMV = Cucumber Mosaic Virus Sc = Scab
CR =Common Rust SCLB = Southern Corn Leaf Blight
(Bell) Big Bertha TMV D = Drought Tolerance SL = Speckle Leaf
King Arthur BLS2 , TMV DM = Downy Mildew SR = Soil Rot
Summer Sweet 862R TMV, PVY EB = Early Blight SRKN = Southern Root Knot
Yolo Wonder TMV F = Fusarium Nematode
FY = Fusarium Yellows SW = Stewartʼs Wilt
GLS = Gray Leaf Spot TB = Tip Burn
POTATO Kennebec LB, LR, MMV, RMV, (Stemphylium) TLS = Target Leaf Spot
(Irish) SL H = Heat Tolerance TMV = Tobacco Mosaic Virus
Yukon Gold MMV HC = Hard Core V = Verticillium

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