Abstract
A novel host-selective phytotoxin was isolated from Alternaria solani fungus. Correlation between blighting of tomato plants and resistance of the pollen to the substance was found to be -0.75. A method for gametophyte selection was developed that produced progeny with enhanced resistance to the disease within two generations.
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Darakov, O.B. Gametophyte selection of tomatoes for resistance to early blight disease. Sexual Plant Reprod 8, 95–98 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00230895
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