2006 Tomato Evaluation Priorities, Determined by the Crop Germplasm Committee
| Type |
Priority |
Description |
| Bacterial Diseases |
High |
Bacterial canker |
| Bacterial Diseases |
High |
Bacterial spot |
| Bacterial Diseases |
Medium |
Bacterial soft rot (post harvest) |
| Bacterial Diseases |
Medium |
Bacterial Speck |
| Bacterial Diseases |
Low |
Bacterial Wilt |
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| Fungal Diseases |
High |
Verticillium wilt race 2 |
| Fungal
Diseases |
High |
Target Spot |
| Fungal
Diseases |
High |
Corky root |
| Fungal Diseases |
Medium |
Late blight |
| Fungal Diseases |
Medium |
Phytophthora root rot |
| Fungal Diseases |
Medium |
Fruit rots |
| Fungal Diseases |
Low |
Target spot |
| Fungal Diseases |
Low |
Powdery mildew |
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| Viral Disease |
High |
Pepino mosaic virus |
| Viral Disease |
High |
Non-spotted wilt tospo viruses |
| Viral Disease |
High |
Marchites manchada syn Sinoloa necrosis |
| Viral Disease |
Medium |
gemini viruses |
| Viral Disease |
Medium |
Spotted wilt |
| Viral Disease |
Medium |
CMV |
| Viral Disease |
Low |
Beet curly top virus |
| Viral Disease |
Low |
PVY |
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| Insect screening protocols |
High |
Silverleaf whitefly |
| Insect screening protocols |
High |
Nematodes, heat stable |
| Insect screening protocols |
Medium |
Aphids |
| Insect screening protocols |
Medium |
Psylid insects |
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| Stress |
High |
Cold tolerance |
| Stress |
High |
Heat tolerance |
| Stress |
Medium |
Salinity tolerance |
| Stress |
Medium |
Color disorders |
| |
|
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| Horticultural |
High |
Soluble solids |
| Horticultural |
High |
Flavor (define components) |
| Horticultural |
Medium |
Antioxidants/nutritional content |
| Horticultural |
Medium |
Color |
| Horticultural |
Medium |
Sugar type |
| Horticultural |
Medium |
Peelability/dicing |
| Horticultural |
Medium |
Viscosity |
| Horticultural |
Low |
Blossom-end smoothness |
| Horticultural |
Low |
Fruit chilling tolerance |
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| Genetic
Resources |
High |
Genotyping to define core collections |
| Genetic
Resources |
High |
Phenotypic characterization of segregating populations |