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Wild Coffea arabica resistant to Meloidogyne paranaensis and genetic parameters for resistance

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Arabica coffee production is based on highly productive cultivars; however, these cultivars are susceptible to infestation by several biotic agents, including root-knot nematodes. Collections of wild Coffea arabica germplasm represent an important source of genetic variability for resistant cultivar development. In this study, 1046 plants derived from 71 wild coffee trees were evaluated with respect to Meloidogyne paranaensis resistance. In addition to information on plants reactions, we also evaluated the genetic parameters related to resistance. Progenies from the five most promising plants were also evaluated regarding resistance to M. incognita and M. exigua. The yield potential of selected plants was estimated through analysis of data for fruits harvested in 4 different years. Forty-seven plants were considered resistant based on reproduction factor values. The estimated heritability was high for all analyzed variables leading to substantial selection gain, mainly at the progeny mean level. On the basis of heritabilities and genetic correlations, we conclude that selection could be performed based on values of the gall and egg mass index. However, higher genetic gain could be obtained based on nematode count variables. A second experiment confirmed the reactions of the selected five plants to M. paranaensis, and multiple resistance was detected in three of them. The resistant accessions also have yield potential.

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The authors are grateful to the São Paulo Research Foundation for a scholarship (BJRF 2010/15416-0), to the Brazilian Consortium of Coffee Research and Development (002.06.10.014.00.03), to the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development for a research fellowship (OGF DT 313.796/2009-2) and a scholarship (GSA 126132/2013-5), and to Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel for a scholarship (VTA).

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  1. Instituto Agronômico – Centro de Café ‘Alcides Carvalho’, CP 28, Campinas, SP, 13020-902, Brazil

    Bárbhara Joana dos Reis Fatobene, Vinícius Teixeira Andrade, Giulia Stefania Aloise, Maria Bernadete Silvarolla, Wallace Gonçalves & Oliveiro Guerreiro Filho

  2. Instituto Agronômico, Graduate Program IAC, Campinas, Brazil

    Bárbhara Joana dos Reis Fatobene & Vinícius Teixeira Andrade

  3. Instituto Agronômico, IC PIBIC CNPq, Campinas, Brazil

    Giulia Stefania Aloise

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Fatobene, B.J.R., Andrade, V.T., Aloise, G.S. et al. Wild Coffea arabica resistant to Meloidogyne paranaensis and genetic parameters for resistance. Euphytica 213, 196 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-017-1986-1

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