Thirteen carrot genotypes were evaluated for their resistance to the leaf blight complex in six locations in Brazil. The assessments were carried out under field conditions, in the summer of 1997 and 1998, in plots where each of the pathogens were involved differentially in the composition of the complex. Alternaria dauci was the most frequent pathogen, being found in all locations and predominating in four of them. Cercospora carotae was found in three out of the six locations, predominating in one of them. These two species were found in equal proportions in one field. Xanthomonas campestris pv. carotae was present in all sampled plots, but in lower intensity when compared to the two fungi. The cultivars Brasilia, Alvorada, Tropical, Carandai and Kuronan were the most resistant, independently of the composition of the pathological complex. 'Nova Kuroda' and 'Prima' were the most susceptible.
Alternaria dauci; Cercospora carotae; Xanthomonas campestris pv. carotae; Daucus carota; disease resistance
