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Genetic control of tomato resistance to Ralstonia solanacearum

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Ralstonia solanacearum is one of the causal agent of bacterial wilt in Brazil. This is the main bacteriosis in tomato plants, which can cause losses of up to 100% in their production. The use of resistant cultivars is the main form of control. Thus, the study of genetic control of resistance provides essential information for the conduct of breeding programs. The objective of this work was to study the genetic control of tomato plant ‘Yoshimatsu’ resistance to R. solanacearum. The experiments were conducted in greehouse with the Yoshimatsu and IPA-7 parents; F1, F2, RC11, RC21 generations; and F2:3 progenies. All plants were inoculated using a R. solanacearum isolate from the collection of the Phitobacteriology Laboratory of the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco. The severity of bacterial wilt were assessed through a descriptive scale of scores at 10 and 20 days after inoculation. The resistance to R. solanacearum in the ‘Yoshimatsu’ cultivar is associated with recessive alleles, in which the genetic control of resistance is determined by two independent genes of greater effect with only additive effects, plus polygenes associated with additive and dominance effects.

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We thank the Instituto Agronomico de Pernambuco (Pernambuco Agronomic Institute) for its support during the hybridization stage and the Laboratorio de Fitobacteriologia da Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (Phytobacteriology Laboratory of the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco) for its support throughout the inoculation phases.

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  1. Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Alagoas, Campus Piranhas, 1477 Sergipe Ave, Piranhas, AL, 57460-000, Brazil

    K. D. da S. Costa & M. de O. Silva

  2. Department of Agronomy, Rural Federal University of Pernambuco, Manoel de Medeiros St, Dois Irmãos, Recife, PE, 52171-900, Brazil

    A. M. M. dos Santos, A. M. F. Silva, J. L. S. de Carvalho Filho, J. W. de L. Pereira, J. R. da Silva & D. Menezes

  3. Center for Agricultural Sciences and Technologies, State University of North Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, 2000 Alberto Lamego Ave, Parque Califórnia, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, 28013-602, Brazil

    P. R. dos Santos & J. T. B. Chagas

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Costa, K.D.d., dos Santos, P.R., dos Santos, A.M.M. et al. Genetic control of tomato resistance to Ralstonia solanacearum. Euphytica 215, 136 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-019-2458-6

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