Developmentally regulated sesquiterpene production confers resistance to Colletotrichum gloeosporioides in ripe pepper fruits.
Sesquiterpenoid capsidiol, exhibiting antifungal activity against pathogenic fungus, Food Labeling Stickers is accumulated in infected ripe pepper fruits.In this study, we found a negative relation between the capsidiol level and lesion size in fruits infected with Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, depending on the stage of ripening.To understand the