Identification and Characterization of Potato Zebra Chip Resistance Among Wild <i>Solanum</i> Species.

ABSTRACT: Potato zebra chip (ZC) disease, associated with the uncultured phloem-limited bacterium, Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum (CLso), is transmitted by the potato psyllid Bactericera cockerelli. Potato ZC disease poses a significant threat to potato production worldwide. Current management practices mainly rely on the control of the psyllid to limit the spread of CLso. The present study investigated new sources of ZC resistance among wild Solanum species. A taxonomically diverse collection of tuber-bearing Solanum species was screened; one ZC-resistant accession and three ZC-tolerant accessions were identified among the 52 screened accessions. Further characterization of the resistant accession showed that the resistance was primarily associated wi

SUBMITTER: Mora V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9363700 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature