Screening and selection of eggplant and wild related species for resistance to Leveillula taurica |
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Authors: | Giovanni Bubici Matteo Cirulli |
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Affiliation: | (1) Dipartimento di Biologia e Patologia Vegetale, Università degli Studi di Bari, via Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy |
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Abstract: | Screening for resistance to powdery mildew of Solanum melongena and wild related species was made in the field under natural infection conditions. A total of 172 accessions originating from several geographical parts of the world were tested. Single plant selection for resistance was carried out and open-pollination was used. Most S. melongena accessions were susceptible or highly susceptible to the disease. By S0 to S3 selection, an increase in the overall powdery mildew resistance level of S. melongena population was obtained and four S. melongena lines possessing a high level of resistance were obtained. Among the wild Solanum species, S. laciniatum and S. nigrum showed to be non-host plants of L. taurica. S. quinquangolare showed no symptoms of powdery mildew, S. linnaeanum, S. aculeatissimum, S. aviculare, S. pseudocapsicum were highly resistant, S. spinosissimum was resistant, S. gilo, S. capsicoides were susceptible or highly susceptible, and plants of S. sisymbriifolium showed a widely variable disease reaction. Four S. melongena resistant lines were obtained: PAVEG 10187 S3, PAVEG 10196 S3, P.I. 230279 S3 and P.I. 419198 S3. These S. melongena lines together with the resistant wild species could be used for genetic studies, classical breeding programs and biotechnological applications. |
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Keywords: | Solanum melongena Oidiopsis taurica Powdery mildew Genetic resistance |
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