Diverse sources of resistance to Thrips palmi (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in chili (Capsicum annuum and C. chinense).

Thrips are the most devastating pests globally and significantly reduce productivity and quality of chili plants and fruits. Thrips infest chili crops, causing direct damage by feeding on leaves, fruits, and flowers and indirect damage as vectors for tospoviruses. Enhancing host plant resistance is a sustainable and eco-friendly approach to managing pests.

Current status, breeding strategies and future prospects for managing chilli leaf curl virus disease and associated begomoviruses in Chilli ( spp.).

Chilli leaf curl virus disease caused by begomoviruses, has emerged as a major threat to global chilli production, causing severe yield losses and economic harm. Begomoviruses are a highly successful and emerging group of plant viruses that are primarily transmitted by whiteflies belonging to the complex. The most effective method for mitigating chilli leaf curl virus disease losses is breeding for host resistance to .