Exploitation of Wild <I>Cicer reticulatum</I> Germplasm for Resistance to <I>Helicoverpa armigera</I>

Phenotypic and Molecular Screening of Tomato Germplasm for Resistance to Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus

Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) is a major tomato virus in tropical and subtropical regions. In this study, 134 accessions of Solanum lycopersicum and six accessions of Solanum peruvianum were assessed for resistance to an Iranian isolate of TYLCV. Plants were inoculated using whiteflies (Bemisia tabaci) and the reaction of plants was evaluated based on either disease symptoms or viral DN...

Exploitation of wild relatives of pigeonpea and chickpea for resistance to Helicoverpa armigera

Wild relatives continue to evolve in nature, and live by a different rule than the crop plants – which is survival of the fittest. Wild species have evolved to survive droughts, floods, extremes of heat and cold, and have the capability to withstand damage by insect pests and diseases that cause heavy damage to cultivated species. Many improved cultivars of crops are vulnerable to insect pests ...

Association mapping for resistance to powdery mildew in oriental tobacco (Nicotiana tabaccum L.) germplasm

Powdery mildew caused by Erysiphe cichoracearum is an important fungal disease which threatens tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) production. The objective of this study was to determine DNA markers linked to genomic regions associated with resistance to powdery mildew in tobacco through the association mapping approach. Seventy tobacco geno-types were fingerprinted using 26 simple se-quence repeat...

Characterization of Flax Germplasm for Resistance to Fusarium Wilt

Fusarium wilt of flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lini (Fol) is an economically important disease that can result in severe yield losses. Due to the pathogen’s ability to survive in soil for long periods, it is essential to identify fusarium wilt resistant flax varieties. The objectives of the study were to phenotype and compare a recombinant inbred line (RIL) p...

Evaluation of popcorn germplasm for resistance to pink stem borer