Tomato Mi-1.2 gene confers resistance to Meloidogyne luci and M. ethiopica

The root knot nematode (RKN) Meloidogyne luci, recently added to the European Plant Protection Organization Alert List, represents a potential threat to the production of important solanaceous crops. RKN resistance in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is conferred by a single dominant gene. The objectives were to screen the RKN resistance Mi-1.2 gene in 27 tomato hybrids and cultivars and assess the ability of M. luci and M. ethiopica to...