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Indirect selection of industrial tomato genotypes that are resistant to spider mites (Tetranychus urticae).
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 16 Jan 2015
Baier J E, Resende J T V, Faria M V, Schwarz K, Meert L
Abstract excerpt
Acyl sugars present in the tomato Solanum lycopersicum 'LA-716' accession confer good levels of resistance to arthropod pests. The objective of the present study was to select F₂ plants from the interspecific cross Solanum pennellii 'LA-716' x Solanum lycopersicum 'Redenção' to assess resistance to spider mites (Tetranychus urticae) based on the leaf acyl sugar content and repellence tests. Four genotypes were...
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