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Early generation selection of insect resistance in potato

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Methods used in breeding and selecting potatoes for resistance to Colorado potato beetle, green peach aphid, potato aphid, and potato leafhopper are reviewed. Sources of resistant germplasm, the nature of resistance, breeding behavior of resistance factors, and methods used to measure resistance are discussed. Specific problems encountered in breeding insect-resistant potatoes are discussed in relation to early-generation selection procedures.

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Se revisan los métodos usados en mejoramiento y selección de papas para resistencia al escarabajo de papa de Colorado, al áfido verde del duraznero, el áfido de la papa y al satahojas de la papa. Se discuten las fuentes de germoplasma resistente, la naturaleza de la resistencia, comportamiento genético de los factores de resistencia y los métodos usados para medir la resistencia. También se discuten, en relación a los procedimientos de selección en generación temprana, la presencia de problemas específicos que se encuentran en el mejoramiento de papas resistentes a insectos.

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  1. Agricultural Research Service, Horticultural Science Institute, Vegetable Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 20705, Beltsville, MD

    L. L. Sanford (Research Geneticist), S. L. Sinden (Research Physiologist) & W. W. Cantelo (Research Entomologist)

  2. Agricultural Research Service, Horticultural Insects Laboratory, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 44691, Wooster, OH

    T. L. Ladd (Research Entomologist)

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Sanford, L.L., Ladd, T.L., Sinden, S.L. et al. Early generation selection of insect resistance in potato. American Potato Journal 61, 405–418 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02852810

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