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QTL identification for early blight resistance (Alternaria solani) in a Solanum lycopersicum x S. arcanum cross.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Feb 2007
Chaerani R, Smulders M J M, van der Linden C G, Vosman B, Stam P, Voorrips R E
Abstract excerpt
Alternaria solani (Ellis and Martin) Sorauer, the causal agent of early blight (EB) disease, infects aerial parts of tomato at both seedling and adult plant stages. Resistant cultivars would facilitate a sustainable EB management. EB resistance is a quantitatively expressed character, a fact that has hampered effective breeding. In order to identify and estimate the effect of genes conditioning resistance to EB,...
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