Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection (2009) 42, 291-297

Rita Banerjee, Manas Dev Maji, Pannala Ghosh and Amitabha Sarkar (2009)
Genetic analysis of disease resistance against Xanthomonas campestris pv. mori in mulberry (Morus spp.) and identification of germplasm with high resistance
Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection 42 (3), 291-297
Abstract: Screening of 82 mulberry germplasms under field conditions against bacterial leaf spot (BLS) caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. mori exhibited considerable variability for BLS resistance ratings amongst the genotypes. Nearly immune reaction to BLS was observed in Rotundiloba followed by MS-8, Kolitha-9, Kolitha-3 and Mandalaya (< 2) indicated the potentiality of these genotypes for their utilization as a source material towards development of mulberry for bacterial leaf spot resistance. In addition to highly significant variation between the genotypes and high coefficient of variation, high heritability was also estimated along with high genetic gain for BLS resistance ratings. The trait is probably under the influence of additive gene effect. Hence, direct selection of genotypes for BLS resistance ratings would be useful in mulberry improvement programmes.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
resistance/tolerance/defence of host

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Xanthomonas campestris pv. mori	Mulberry (Morus)	India
	Xanthomonas campestris