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SDSU researches fungal disease ruining some of the region's hottest peppers

  • Shannon Mutschelknaus grows 700 to 800 pepper plants at his farm, Wayward Springs, in South Dakota, and reports 50% to 70% of his habanero peppers are infected with a fungal disease.
  • The fungal disease called Alternaria Alternata infects plants through their flowers.
  • Sean Toporek from SDSU is investigating potential solutions, including fungicide trials and caterpillar tunnels, with results expected by October.
  • Toporek emphasized that this issue is understudied, impacting local growers, and could provide important management references for similar outbreaks.
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SDSU researches fungal disease ruining some of the region's hottest peppers

Shannon Mutschelknaus grows peppers at his farm near Brookings, South Dakota. However, alternaria internal rot caused a large portion of his peppers to become unhealthy.

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Inforum broke the news in Fargo, United States on Tuesday, August 12, 2025.
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