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Penetrance of gene I for Fusarium resistance in the tomato

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Tomato seedlings were inoculated, from one to ten days after emergence, with the tomato Fusarium wilt fungus race 1. The penetrance of gene I for Fusarium resistance in the homozygous resistant variety Homestead 24 was almost complete. In the F1 (Ii) between Homestead 24 and the susceptible Marmande penetrance was incomplete and ranged between 66.3% and 100% in different experiments. The age of seedlings at time of inoculation did not affect the final percentage of diseased plants while it influenced the nature and the time of appearance of disease symptoms. Possible consequences of incomplete penetrance for the resistance of F1 hybrids are discussed.

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    Nira Retig, N. Kedar & J. Katan

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Retig, N., Kedar, N. & Katan, J. Penetrance of gene I for Fusarium resistance in the tomato. Euphytica 16, 252–257 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00043460

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