Selection of tomato accessions resistant to Verticilium wilt

Authors

  • Renato Carrer Filho Universidade Federal de Goiás
  • Renata Maria Oliveira Universidade Federal de Goiás
  • Vanessa Duarte Dias Universidade Federal de Goiás
  • Geisiane Alves Rocha Universidade Federal de Goiás
  • Érico de Campos Dianese Universidade Federal de Goiás
  • Marcos Gomes da Cunha Universidade Federal de Goiás

Keywords:

Verticillium dahliae, Solanum lycopersicum, genetic markers, disease resistance.

Abstract

Vascular wilting in tomato plants is an important disease caused by soil-inhabiting pathogens, especially Verticillium dahliae, which results in significant production losses. Control measures against this disease are difficult to implement due to intrinsic pathogen characteristics, such as high adaptability to the subterranean environment, in association with the host, and development of resistance structures that remain viable in the soil for long periods. The introgression of genes that express resistance is the main control measure and requires a continuous characterization program of resistant accessions. This study aimed at identifying tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) accessions resistant to V. dahlia, by using the phenotypic and genotypic methods. The reaction of 33 tomato accessions to different V. dahliae isolates was reinforced by molecular analysis, through markers linked to Ve resistance genes. The combination of bioassays and specific molecular markers showed a high correlation (94.3 %), with the selection of 25 accessions resistant to V. dahliae.

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Author Biography

Renato Carrer Filho, Universidade Federal de Goiás

Engenheiro Agronomo, UFV

Master of Science Fitopatologia, UFV

Especialista Gestão do Agronegócio, UFG

Doctor of Science Fitossanidade, UFG

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Published

2017-01-06

How to Cite

CARRER FILHO, R.; OLIVEIRA, R. M.; DIAS, V. D.; ROCHA, G. A.; DIANESE, Érico de C.; CUNHA, M. G. da. Selection of tomato accessions resistant to Verticilium wilt. Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical [Agricultural Research in the Tropics], Goiânia, v. 46, n. 4, p. 429–433, 2017. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/pat/article/view/43106. Acesso em: 22 dec. 2024.

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