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Discovery of a major QTL for resistance to the guava root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne enterolobii) in 'Tanzania', an African landrace sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas).
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 26 Sept 2024
Fraher Simon, Schwarz Tanner, Heim Chris, De Siqueira Gesteira Gabriel, Mollinari Marcelo, Da Silva Pereira Guilherme, Zeng Zhao-Bang, Brown-Guedira Gina, Gorny Adrienne, Yencho G Craig
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Sweetpotato, Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. (2n = 6x = 90), is among the world's most important food crops and is North Carolina's most important vegetable crop. The recent introduction of Meloidogyne enterolobii poses a significant economic threat to North Carolina's sweetpotato industry and breeding resistance into new varieties has become a high priority for the US sweetpotato industry. Previous studies have shown...
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