Papaya foot and root rot caused by Phytophthora palmivora, is a serious problem in Bahia and Espirito Santo, the main Brazilian states where this crop is grown. Ten genotypes ('NT Red', 'Golden', 'Baixinho de Santa Amalia' and 'Sunrise Solo', from the 'Solo' group, and 'Cross Paris', 'Tailândia Verde', 'Tailândia Roxo', 'Tainung-1', 'Tailândia Roxao' and 'Sekati', from the 'Formosa' group) were evaluated for resistance to P. palmivora in field and in two pot trials using naturally infested soil from University of Brasilia's Experiment Station (Brasilia, DF, Brazil). A scale that ranged from 1 (0 to 5% wilting) to 9 (90 to 100% wilting) was used in the field evaluations. Another scale, ranging from 0 (0% wilting) to 3 (seedling death), was used to evaluate the pot tests. Tailândia Roxao and 'Cross Paris' were the least susceptible genotypes in both field and pot trials, while 'Baixinho de Santa Amalia', 'Tailândia Verde' and 'Tailândia Roxo' reacted differently under field and pot conditions. All other genotypes were considered susceptible in both tests. I tappears that resistance is more frequent among the cultivars in the Formosa group.