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Prospects of resistance of some Sudanese tomato accessions to South American tomato pinworm, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) and its mechanism

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A randomized complete block design field experiment was conducted for three consecutive seasons at the Kassala and Gash Research Station experimental farm, Kassala, Sudan, to evaluate the resistance of 12 Sudanese accessions to the South American tomato pinworm (SATPW) Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). The accessions were compared to 4 tomato hybrids widely cultivated in Sudan. The number of active mines/plant, percentage of infested plants/plot, and percentage of infested fruits (%) were assessed and used as indicators for resistance to SATPW. Plant characteristics, including days to 50% flowering (DFF), fruit diameter (FD) (cm), total soluble solids (TSS), density of trichomes/cm2 (DT), chemical constituents and yield (t/ha), were determined, and their role in tomato resistance to SATPW was studied by applying Pearson’s correlation. The study revealed highly significant differences among entries regarding their interaction with the indicators of resistance to SATPW (pr > f < 0001) and most of the plant characteristics, including yield and chemical constituents of fruits. Among the test entries, tomato accessions HSD11429, HSD6071 and HSD14358 recorded the lowest percentage of infested leaves/plot, lowest number of active mines/plant and lowest percentage of infested fruits/plot (pr > f < 0001) to SATPW. Interestingly, the same accessions presented the highest fruit diameters (cm), density of trichomes/cm2 of leaf, TSS and yield (t/ha). Considering the density of trichomes, high content of TSS and appropriate percentage of tannins, the three elite accessions are highly recommended for use in tomato resistance programs against SATPW.

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  1. Kassala and Gash Research Station, Agricultural Research Corporation, Kassala, Sudan

    Elharith H. Bakheit & Mohammed E. E. Mahmoud

  2. College of Agricultural Studies, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Shambat, Sudan

    Awad K. Taha

  3. Biotechnology and Biosafety Research Center, Agricultural Research Corporation, Shambat, Sudan

    Telal S. Abdelhalim & Khitma A. S. Mustafa

  4. Agricultural Plant Genetic Resources Conservation and Research Center, Agricultural Research Corporation, Wad Medani, Sudan

    El Tahir I. Mohamed

  5. Commission for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, National Center for Research, Khartoum, Sudan, P.O. Box 2404

    Eltayeb Abdellateef

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Bakheit, E.H., Taha, A.K., Mahmoud, M.E.E. et al. Prospects of resistance of some Sudanese tomato accessions to South American tomato pinworm, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) and its mechanism. Int J Trop Insect Sci 43, 2067–2082 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-023-01114-3

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