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Morphological characters of resistant and susceptible Ipomoea batatas genotypes to Tetranychus ludeni (Acari: Tetranychidae)

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Plant morphology has been associated with the resistance or susceptibility to herbivores. The objective was to identify morphological characters involved in resistance genotypes Ipomoea batatas from the germplasm bank of the University Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM) to Tetranychus ludeni. Natural infestations of T. ludeni were observed in 54 sweet potato genotypes from the Vegetable Crops sector of UFVJM in a greenhouse. Morphological characters as the number of leaf trichomes, quantity of epicuticular wax on the leaves, leaf area and thickness of the cell wall cuticle and epidermis, were analyzed in five more susceptible (BD 29, BD 08, BD 57, BD 17 e Espanhola) and the five less susceptible (BD 03, BD 31 TO, Brazlândia, Branca, Marmel e BD 33) sweet potato genotypes to this mite. The genotypes, except the BD 29, showed glabrous leaves. The quantity of wax extracted from more susceptible to T. ludeni was lower. The wax of resistant plants may reduce feeding by T. ludeni. The thickness of the cuticle and cell wall of the leaves is not involved in the selection process. Glabrous leaves with lower leaf area and greater quantity of wax epicuticular per leaf increase resistance of this plant to T. ludeni.

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To the Brazilian agencies “Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnológico (CNPq), Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES/PELD)” and “Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG)” for scholarships and financial support.

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    Bárbara Monteiro de Castro e Castro & José Cola Zanuncio

  2. Departamento de Agronomia, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, 39100-000, Brazil

    Marcus Alvarenga Soares

  3. Departamento de Agricultura, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, Minas Gerais, 37200-000, Brazil

    Valter Carvalho de Andrade Júnior

  4. Instituto de Ciências Agrárias - ICA, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, 39404-547, Brazil

    Evander Alves Ferreira

  5. Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 36570-900, Brazil

    José Eduardo Serrão

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de Castro e Castro, B.M., Soares, M.A., de Andrade Júnior, V.C. et al. Morphological characters of resistant and susceptible Ipomoea batatas genotypes to Tetranychus ludeni (Acari: Tetranychidae). Phytoparasitica 47, 505–511 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-019-00752-z

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