Identification of Resistance to Potato yellow mosaic virus-Trinidad Isolate (PYMV-TT) Among Lycopersicon Species

Three studies were carried out with the objective of identifying resistance to Potato yellow mosaic virus-Trinidad isolate (PYMV-TT) among Lycopersicon species through field screening and using field-inoculated infector rows. The presence of PYMV-TT was confirmed using dot blot hybridization assays. In the first study, eight commercial cultivars of tomato were tested for resistance. In a subsequent study, 11 breeding lines showing high levels of resistance to Tomato mottle virus (ToMoV-Florida) and six lines resistant to Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV-Old World Begomovirus) were screened for resistance to PYMV-TT. All breeding lines and the commercial cultivars tested were susceptible to PYMV-TT infection. The third study involved screening 92 accessions from a representative core collection of wild Lycopersicon germ plasm. PYMV-TT was not detected in individuals of 22 accessions.