Assessment of Phaseolus vulgaris genotypes for resistance to Meloidogyneincognita

Abstract

Several nematodes have been reported to damage common bean, being the main one the root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita). This study aimed to evaluate the reaction of 20 common bean genotypes against the infestation of M.incognita, in an experiment conducted under greenhouse conditions, in a completely randomized design. The plants were inoculated with 4,000 eggs + J2 of M.incognita and, at 60 days after inoculation, they were removed for evaluation of root and shoot fresh mass, nematodes per plant and per gram of root, and reproduction factor. The BGF0011762, BGF0011854, BGF0011861, BGF0011862, BGF0011987, BGF0012533, BGF0013294, BGF0013355, BGF0013875 and BGF0013955 genotypes were classified as resistant. The principal component analysis explained 91.22 % of the variability among the nematode reproduction variables (nematode per plant and per gram of root, and reproduction factor) and the common bean phenotypic variables. The root and shoot fresh mass showed a high correlation between themselves, but also manifested an inverse relationship with nematodes per plant and nematode density population.

Keywords

• common bean
• root-knot nematode
• genetic resistance