Inheritance of resistance to root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne sp.) in Prunus rootstocks
2000
Lu, Z.X. | Reighard, G.L. | Nyczepir, A.P. | Beckman, T.G. | Ramming, D.W.
Two F1 hybrid Prunus rootstocks, K62-68 and P101-41, developed from a cross of 'Lovell' [susceptible to both Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid and White) Chitwood and M. javanica (Treub) Chitwood] and 'Nemared' (resistant to both root-knot nematode species), were selfed to produce two F2 seedling populations. Vegetative propagation by herbaceous stem cuttings was used to produce four or eight self-rooted plants of each F2 seedling for treatment replications. Eggs of M. incognita and M. javanica were inoculated into the potted media where plants were transplanted, and plants were harvested and roots examined for signs and symptoms associated with root-knot nematode infection approximately equal to 120 days later. Segregation ratios in both F2 families suggested that resistance to M. incognita in 'Nemared' is controlled by two dominant genes (Mi and Mij) and that to M. javanica by a single dominant gene (Mij). Thus, Mij conveys resistance to both M. incognita and M. javanica.
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