ABSTRACT: Aiming to study the genetic control of Papaya ringspot virus, type watermelon (PRSV-W) in watermelon, the cultivar Crimson Sweet (P1 - susceptible) and L26 derived from PI 244019 (P2 - resistant), as well as the resulting populations F1, F2, RC11 and RC21 of the cross of both lines were evaluated. The trials were carried out in a greenhouse, and the evaluations were done using artificial inoculations with PRSV-W isolates. The seedling symptoms were recorded using a graded scale, and the serological evaluation was done with specific antiserum using indirect ELISA. The estimated variances of the populations were used to obtain the genetic (σ2G)the environmental (σ2E), phenotypic (σ2F2), additive (σ2A) and dominance (σ2D) variances as well as the broad (h2a) and narrow sense (h2r) heritabilities. The hypothesis of monogenic inheritance was tested under different presumed average degrees of dominance as well as using the maximum likelihood. The distribution of resistant plants in the segregating populations was different from a distribution based on monogenic inheritance for all presumed average degrees of dominance, therefore, the hypothesis of monogenic inheritance was rejected indicating that this character in the line L26 is controlled by more than one major gene with the presence of modifiers. The additive-dominant model was adequate to explain the type of gene action involved, and the epistatic effects were not important in the expression of the resistance. The estimated average degree of dominance indicated complete dominance. The broad sense heritabilities for the two variables analyzed were intermediate. | RESUMO: Com o objetivo de estudar o controle genético da resistência a Papaya ringspot virus, type watermelon (PRSV-W) em melancia foram avaliadas a cultivar Crimson Sweet (CS) (P1 - suscetível) e L26 proveniente de PI 244019 (P2 - resistente), bem como as populações F1, F2, RC11 e RC21, provenientes do cruzamento das duas linhas. As avaliações foram realizadas em casa de vegetação mediante inoculações artificiais com PRSV-W. Foi realizada avaliação sintomatológica através de escala de notas, bem como avaliação sorológica contra antissoro específico para PRSV-W através do teste ELISA indireto. As estimativas das variâncias das populações P1, P2, F1, F2, RC11 e RC21 foram utilizadas para obtenção das variâncias genética (σ2G), ambiental (σ2E), fenotípica (σ2F2), aditiva (σ2A) e de dominância (σ2D) das herdabilidades no sentido amplo (h2a) e restrito (h2r). A hipótese de herança monogênica foi testada sob diferentes graus médios de dominância presumido, bem como pelo método da máxima verossimilhança. A distribuição de frequência de plantas resistentes nas populações segregantes diferiu de uma distribuição baseada em herança monogênica para todos os graus médios de dominância presumidos, de modo que a hipótese de herança monogênica foi rejeitada mostrando que essa característica em L26 é controlada por mais de um gene maior com a presença de modificadores. O modelo aditivo-dominante foi adequado para explicar o tipo de ação gênica envolvida e os efeitos epistáticos não foram importantes na expressão da resistência. A estimativa do grau médio de dominância indicou efeito de dominância completa. E as herdabilidades, no sentido amplo, das duas variáveis analisadas foram intermediárias.

ABSTRACT Fusarium wilt, caused by soil-borne Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. tracheiphilum (Fot), can reduce cowpea bean yield. Considering that genetic control through resistant genotypes is pivotal for Fusarium wilt control, the aim of the present study was to identify cowpea genotypes that are resistant to Fot from the Germplasm Bank of the Pernambuco Agronomic Institute, Embrapa Middle North, and other producing areas in the North and Northeast regions of Brazil. The cultivar BR-17 Gurguéia was used as a susceptible control and MNC01-649F-2-1 was used as a resistant control. Two experiments were carried out in a completely randomized design in the greenhouse of the Department of Agronomy of the University Federal Rural of Pernambuco. Plants with the first pair of expanded leaves were inoculated with a conidial suspension (106 conidia/mL) using the conidia root-immersion methodology. Fusarium wilt severity in plants was assessed 21 d after inoculation, with the aid of a descriptive scale. In the first experiment, we evaluated the resistance of 38 cowpea genotypes, of which 19 (5 moderately resistant and 14 resistant) were selected for the second experiment. In the first experiment, four genotypes (Canapu PE, Miranda IPA 207, Esperança, and BRS Pujante) did not show any symptoms of Fusarium wilt. In the second, 15 genotypes showed high resistance to Fot, including Canapu PE and Miranda IPA 207, which again had no symptoms of Fusarium wilt. In conclusion, this study identified that the genotypes, Canapu PE, Miranda IPA 207, Esperança, and BRS Pujante have greater resistance to Fusarium wilt.