Differential response of citrus species and hybrids to leprosis

The objective of this work was to prospect for new sources of resistance to leprosis in the Citrus Germplasm Bank of Centro APTA Citros Sylvio Moreira, Instituto Agronômico, in Cordeirópolis, SP, Brazil. Plants obtained through seeds from 26 citrus accessions were mite-infected with Citrus leprosis virus (CiLV). Typical lesions started to appear in 11 genotypes (42.3% of the tested accessions) 21 days after inoculation. Fifteen species, among them Citrus pennivesiculata and C. celebica, behaved as highly resistant, while other genotypes, as C. keraji, were more susceptible than the standard C. sinensis. The data showed a wide variation in the response of Citrus spp. to leprosis, with a large number of resistant species, wich can be used as source of resistance to this disease, in breeding programs.

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Main Authors: Freitas-Astúa, Juliana, Fadel, André Luiz, Bastianel, Marinês, Novelli, Valdenice Moreira, Antonioli-Luizon, Renata, Machado, Marcos Antônio
Format: Digital revista
Language:por
Published: Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira 2008
Online Access:https://seer.sct.embrapa.br/index.php/pab/article/view/646
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