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Resistance in wild potatoes to attack by the potato leafhopper and the potato flea beetle

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Solanum polyadenium was found to be highly resistant, if not immune, to attack by the potato leafhopper. Three closely related species,S. chacoense, S. commersonii, andS.caldasii also were highly resistant to the leafhopper.

S. bulbocastanum showed fair resistance to flea beetle attack.S. polyadenium was highly immune to attack. Only slight feeding by the adult flea beetles occurred on this species

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  1. Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, Wooster, Ohio

    J. P Sleesman

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The author is indebted to Prof. Donald Reddick of Cornell University for seed stocks of the several species.

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Sleesman, J.P. Resistance in wild potatoes to attack by the potato leafhopper and the potato flea beetle. American Potato Journal 17, 9–12 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02879200

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