TITLE:
Insect and Diseases Resistance in Tomato Entries
AUTHORS:
A. K. M. Quamruzzaman, Ferdouse Islam, Sharmilla Rani Mallick
KEYWORDS:
Insect, Diseases, Late Blight, TYLCV, Bacterial Wilt, Leaf Miner, Fruit Borer, Infestation, Resistance, Tomato
JOURNAL NAME:
American Journal of Plant Sciences,
Vol.12 No.11,
November
17,
2021
ABSTRACT: The study was conducted with 75 tomato entries at
the farm of Olericulture Division, Horticulture Research Centre (HRC),
Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Gazipur, Bangladesh during
the winter season of 2020-21 to evaluate insect and disease reaction. Among the
various insect and diseases of tomatoes, the late blight, TYLCV, bacterial wilt
infection and leaf miner, fruit borer infestation are most common in
Bangladesh. The TYLCV infection was observed 0% to 27% infection, while 47
entries showed zero percent infection. The range of bacterial wilt infection
was 0% to 10% and zero percent infection was observed in 62 entries. In case of
leaf miner infestation and fruit borer infestation, the range was 0% to 43% and
0% to 10%, respectively. Considering tolerance to late blight, TYLCV, bacterial
wilt infection and leaf miner, fruit borer infestation, fruit size, fruit
shape, plant growth nature, cluster nature of fruit, type of fruit ten entries
AVTO 1010, AVTO 1706, AVTO 1713, AVTO 1829, AVTO 1909, AVTO 1911, AVTO 1915,
AVTO 1921, AVTO 1954 and SLA 011 were found zero percent late blight, TYLCV,
bacterial wilt infection and leaf miner, fruit borer infestation. So, these ten
entries can be selected for disease and insect tolerant tomato varieties development
as well as developing disease and insect tolerant hybrid tomato varieties.