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Renato Barros de Lima Filho1, Juliano Tadeu Vilela Resende1,2, João Ronaldo Freitas de Oliveira1
1Departament of Agronomy, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste do Paraná-UNICENTRO, Alameda Élio Antonio Dalla Vecchia Street, 838-Vila Carli, Guarapuava 85040-167, Paraná, Brazil.
Abstract:
Tomato plants are highly susceptible to pests. Among the control methods, genetic improvement with introgression of resistance genes from wild accessions into commercial tomato lines is the best alternative for an integrated pest management (IPM). Thus, the objective of this study was to select tomato genotypes in advanced populations (F2BC3), with higher levels of acylsugar content, greater recurrent parent genome recovery, and resistance to Tetranychus urticae and Bemisia tabaci inherited from Solanum pennellii. For pest resistance, bioassays were assessed: nine high-acylsugar genotypes, four low-acylsugar genotypes, and the parents, Solanum lycopersicum or 'Redenção', and Solanum pennellii LA-716. Glandular and non-glandular trichomes were quantified. A negative correlation was measured between acylsugar content in the leaflets and pest behavior. Pest resistance was found in the selected F2BC3 genotypes with high-acylsugar content, indicating that this allelochemical was efficient in controlling the arthropod pests.
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