Reseña bibliográfica RESULTADOS DE LA MEJORA GEN�?TICA DEL TOMATE (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) Y SU INCIDENCIA EN LA PRODUCCI�?N HORTÍCOLA DE CUBA

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Published: May 28, 2013
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Lycopersicon esculentum, tomatoes, plant breeding, Cuba

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Marta Álvarez
Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Agrícolas

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Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill) has been an important horticultural crop in Cuba for many years. Its production was based on some foreign varieties, which were neither adapted to Cuban climate nor resistant to diseases and pests 20 years ago. Therefore, the main goal of tomato breeding in INIFAT, IIHLD and INCA has been to obtain better climate adapted tomato varieties and resistant to most diseases and pests prevailing in Cuba, obtaining relevant results. Three points are discussed in this paper: the production impact of Cuban varieties; the exploitation of tomato germplasm in the breeding programs and future goals. In 1987, 93 % were foreign  varieties; however, in 1998, 62 % were registered in Cuba. The mean yield of Cuban tomato varieties surpassed 50 % the mean annual yield. Therefore, most tomato-growing areas began to be seeded with Cuban varieties. This paper also refers to the possibilities of genetic resources, there are still biotic and abiotic stress-resistant genes in the wild germplasm. The future goals of tomato breeding in Cuba should consider the different crop systems and technologies existing in the country.

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Álvarez, M. (2013). Reseña bibliográfica RESULTADOS DE LA MEJORA GEN�?TICA DEL TOMATE (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) Y SU INCIDENCIA EN LA PRODUCCI�?N HORTÍCOLA DE CUBA. Cultivos Tropicales, 24(2), 63–70. Retrieved from https://ediciones.inca.edu.cu/index.php/ediciones/article/view/600
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Vol. 24 No. 2 (2003)
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