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Screening Florida Mango Fruits from Germplasm for Resistance to Immature Stages of Caribbean Fruit Fly

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Mature fruits from 21 mango, Mangifera indica L., cultivars grown in the Miami National Clonal Germplasm Repository were examined for resistance under laboratory conditions to identify those resistant (antibiotic or antixenotic) to the eggs and larvae of the Caribbean fruit fly, Anastrepha suspensa (Leow). The bioassay consisted of artificially infesting a slice of fruit with eggs obtained from a laboratory colony and counting the adults that emerged. Emergence ranged from 26.6% (on Tobago Small Red) to 119.0% (on Sabre) of controls (on artifical diet). Tobago Small Red, Becky, Saigon Seedling, Zilate, Sandersha, 13-1, Keitt, Turpentine, Rumani, Tommy Atkins, Irwin and Peach had the highest level of resistance observed with less than 80% emergence. The most resistant cultivars are promoted to breeders and growers for production in areas under quarantine for Caribbean fruit fly.

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Des fruits mûrs de 21 cultivars de manguiers, Mangifera indica L., du Miami National Clonal Germplasm Repository ont été examinés au laboratoire pour leur résistance (antibiotique ou antixénotique) aux œufs et larves de la mouche caribéenne des fruits, Anastrepha suspensa (Loew). Le test consistait à infester artificiellement une tranche de fruit avec des œufs obtenues dans une colonie de laboratoire et à compter les adultes qui en émergaient. L’émergence variait entre 26,6% (sur Tobago Small Red) et 119,0% (sur Sabre) des témoins (régime artificel). Tobago Small Red, Becky, Saigon Seedling, Zilate, Sandersha, 13-1, Keitt, Turpentine, Rumani, Tommy Atkins, Irwin et Peach avaient le plus fort niveau de résistance observé avec moins de 80% d’émergence. Les cultivars les plus résistants sont recommandés aux selectionneurs et aux cultivateurs dans les régions sous quarantaine pour la mouche caribéenne des fruits.

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Hennessey, M.K., Schnell, R.J. Screening Florida Mango Fruits from Germplasm for Resistance to Immature Stages of Caribbean Fruit Fly. Int J Trop Insect Sci 16, 119–121 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742758400018415

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