Bioprospecting Nigeria tomato cultivars against Fusarium oxysporum lycopersici under polyethylene glycol-induced drought stress
), Joy E. Akpata(2), Opeyemi A. Abiala(3), Moses A. Abiala(4),
(1) Mountain Top University, Prayer City, Ogun State
(2) Mountain Top University, Prayer City, Ogun State
(3) Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, Ibadan, Oyo State
(4) Mountain Top University, Prayer City, Ogun State
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Abstract
Among the vegetables, tomato is one of the economically important vegetables even at the global level. The nutritional and health benefits of tomato are so numerous to the extent that it has gained so much value in Africa due to its low-cost cultivation and contribution to livelihoods. However, Fusarium oxysporum lycopersici (FOL) and drought have been identified as potential threats to tomato production in Nigeria. To manage these challenges, one of the approaches is to identify Nigerian tomato cultivars that can exhibit resistance to FOL and drought. This study therefore investigates four Nigeria tomato cultivars; NGB00714, NGB00715, NGB00725 and NGB00740 to ascertain their resistance attributes to FOL and drought. Prior to their evaluation, Petri - dish seed germination bioassay was used in-vitro to assess the germination potentials of the tomato seeds. NGB00725 had the best germination, followed by NGB00714 and NGB00740 while the least was NGB00715. Using the Petri - dish in-vitro blotter technique, each tomato seed cultivar was separately exposed to FOL spores and FOL metabolites under drought stress induced by polyethyleneglycol (PEG-6000). Cultivar NGB00725, followed by NGB00740 exhibited resistance to FOL under PEG-induced drought stress based on their seed germination potentials. Bioprospecting resistant Nigeria tomato cultivars in this study is an indication of sustainable production of tomatoes in Nigeria against FOL under drought stress.
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