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 important method of controlling diseases. The following
information is provided as a reference to disease
resistance or tolerance in vegetable varieties presently
recommended for the home garden. No attempt has
been made to designate or evaluate levels of resistance or tolerance in the varieties listed. Varieties are
designated only as having some level of tolerance or
resistance.
The information provided here has been compiled from seed catalogs and from research and Extension publications. The user of this reference should
seek additional information from seed companies
relative to specific varieties and their level of disease
tolerance or resistance.
Vegetable
Variety
Disease
Tolerance
or Resistance
ASPARAGUS
Jersey Giant
Martha Washington
Mary Washington
F, R
F
R
BEAN
(Bush, Lima)
Fordhook 242
Jackson Wonder
D, H
D, H
BEAN
(Bush, Snap)
Blue Lake types
Greencrop
Provider
Roma II
Derby
CBMV
CBMV, PM
CBMV, PM
CBMV
CBMV
BEAN (Pole)
Blue Lake
CBMV
BEET
Detroit Dark Red
Hybrid Red Ace
DM
H, CLS
BROCCOLI
Green Comet
Premium Crop
DM, H
DM, F, H
CABBAGE
Bravo
Gourmet
Solid Blue Brand 780
BR, FY
BR, FY
BR, BS, TB
Vegetable
Variety
Disease
Tolerance or
Resistance
CANTALOUPE
(MELONS)
Ambrosia
Burpee Hybrid
Classic
Starship
DM, PM
F, PM
F, PM
F, PM
CORN
(Sweet)
Bonanza (Yellow)
Golden Queen (Yellow)
Incredible (Yellow)
Merit (Yellow)
Argent (White)
Silver Queen (White)
MDMV, SW, CR
NCLB, SW, CR
CR, SCLB, SW
BW, MDMV, SCLB, S
CR, SW
BW, MDMV, SW
Carolina
ALS, AN, CMV, DM,
PM, Sc
CMV, Sc, TLS
ALS, AN, CMV, DM,
PM, Sc
CUCUMBER
(Pickling)
CUCUMBER
(Slicing)
Picadilly
Pioneer
Ashley
Dasher II
Liberty Hybrid
Poinsett 76
Sweet Slice
Victory Burpee Hybrid
ALS, DM, PM
AN, ALS, CMV, DM,
PM, Sc
ALS, DM, PM, Sc
ALS, AN, DM, PM, Sc
PM
ALS, AN, DM, PM, Sc
EGGPLANT
Black Bell
TMV
LETTUCE
Grand Rapids
H, TB
MUSTARD
Southern Giant Curled
Tendergreen
H
D, H
PEAS
(Edible Pod)
Sugar Daddy
Sugar Snap
PM, BLRV
C
PEAS
(English)
Alaska
Freezonian
Thomas Laxton
F
C, F
F
PEAS
(Southern)
Mississippi Silver
CoMV, F, NRKN,
SRKN
PEPPER
(Bell)
Bell Boy Hybrid
Big Bertha
King Arthur
Summer Sweet 862R
Yolo Wonder
TMV
TMV
BLS2 , TMV
TMV, PVY
TMV
POTATO
(Irish)
Kennebec
LB, LR, MMV, RMV,
SL
MMV
Yukon Gold
Vegetable
Variety
Disease
Tolerance or
Resistance
POTATO
(Sweet)
Beauregard
Centennial
Jewel
SR
F, NRKN
F, HC, SRKN
SPINACH
Melody Hybrid
CMV, DM
SQUASH
(Summer)
Gold Strike
Zucchini Hybrid
DM
PM
SQUASH
(Winter)
Delicious (Butternut)
Table Queen (Acorn)
PM
DM, PM
TOMATO
(Red)
Better Boy
Big Seven
Celebrity
Mountain Pride
Mountain Supreme
F, SRKN, V
F, SRKN, V
ASC, F1,2 , GLS,
SRKN, TMV, V
ASC, F, GLS, V
EB, F1,2
Carolinia Gold
Sunny
F1,2 , V
ASC, F1,2 ,GLS, V
TOMATO
(Yellow)
WATERMELON Charleston Gray
Crimson Sweet
Sugar Baby
AN, F
AN, F
D
Codes Used to Designate Diseases and Related Problems
ALS
AN
ASC
BLS
BLRV
BR
BS
BW
C
CBMV
CLS
CoMV
CMV
CR
D
DM
EB
F
FY
GLS
H
HC
= Angular Leaf Spot
= Anthracnose
= Alternaria Stem Canker
= Bacterial Leaf Spot
= Bean Leaf Roll Virus
= Black Rot
= Black Speck
= Bacterial Wilt
= Cold Tolerance
= Common Bean Mosaic Virus
= Cercospora Leaf Spot
= Cowpea Mosaic Virus
= Cucumber Mosaic Virus
=Common Rust
= Drought Tolerance
= Downy Mildew
= Early Blight
= Fusarium
= Fusarium Yellows
= Gray Leaf Spot
(Stemphylium)
= Heat Tolerance
= Hard Core
LB
LR
MDMV
MMV
NCLB
NRKN
PM
PVY
R
RMV
S
Sc
SCLB
SL
SR
SRKN
SW
TB
TLS
TMV
V
= Late Blight
= Leaf Roll
= Maize Dwarf Mosaic Virus
= Mild Mosaic Virus
= Northern Corn Leaf Blight
= Northern Root Knot
Nematode
= Powdery Mildew
= Potato Virus Y
= Rust
= Rugose Mosaic Virus
= Smut
= Scab
= Southern Corn Leaf Blight
= Speckle Leaf
= Soil Rot
= Southern Root Knot
Nematode
= Stewartʼs Wilt
= Tip Burn
= Target Leaf Spot
= Tobacco Mosaic Virus
= Verticillium
04-0343 SP277K-500-5/04 (Rep) E12-4615-00-017-04
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