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Selection of processing tomato genotypes with high acyl sugar content that are resistant to the tomato pinworm.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 8 Feb 2013
Dias D M, Resende J T V, Faria M V, Camargo L K P, Chagas R R, Lima I P
Abstract excerpt
Acyl sugars are allelochemicals present at high concentrations in leaves of accessions of the wild tomato Solanum pennellii; they confer resistance to a large number of arthropod pests, including the tomato pinworm, Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae). Accession 'LA716', with high contents of acyl sugars in the leaves, was used as a source of resistance to start a genetic breeding program of processing...
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