Pepper is a limited host and is usually infected when by infected tomatoes. No references found indicating seed as a pathway for Pseudomonas corrugata in pepper. Seed pathway may be inferred since seed is a pathway in tomato.
International Seed Federation Regulated Pest List Database. pestlist.worldseed.org Nyon, Switzerland
Solanum lycopersicum
tomato
Yes
PSDMCR-2,PSDMCR-3,PSDMCR-4
Seed has been shown to be a pathway in laboratory research and routine assays, However, It is a ubiquitous organism and is usually considered an opportunistic pathogen of tomato.
Yes
Seed wash
PSDMCR-2,PSDMCR-3,PSDMCR-4
A quality systems approach in production of the seeds by crop inspections and commercial harvesting (avoiding infected plants) should reduce the chances of this organism being associated with the seed. Commercial cleaning and sanitization of tomato seed would reduce the potential for this organism being associated with the seed.