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Quantitative resistance against Bemisia tabaci in Solanum pennellii: Genetics and metabolomics.
Journal of integrative plant biology - 1 Apr 2016
van den Oever-van den Elsen Floor, Lucatti Alejandro F, van Heusden Sjaak, Broekgaarden Colette, Mumm Roland, Dicke Marcel, Vosman Ben
Abstract excerpt
The whitefly Bemisia tabaci is a serious threat in tomato cultivation worldwide as all varieties grown today are highly susceptible to this devastating herbivorous insect. Many accessions of the tomato wild relative Solanum pennellii show a high resistance towards B. tabaci. A mapping approach was used to elucidate the genetic background of whitefly-resistance related traits and associated biochemical traits in...
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