Tob. Sci., 1968, 12-36, p. 158-160, ISSN.0082-4623
Screening tobacco breeding lines for root-knot resistance with potato virus Y
Tobacco Disease Research Station, Chatham, VA; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, VA USA
A rapid, relatively simple, method of screening tobacco breeding stock for root-knot resistance by using Potato Virus Y was developed. Tests showed that plants developing vascular necrosis were resistant to the root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne...