Evaluation of tomato genotypes for tolerance to major diseases in Uganda

Tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum L.) is a priority vegetable in Uganda, but due to its limited genetic base, its cultivated types are prone to a variety of diseases. The objective of this study was to evaluate new tomato genotypes for resistance to major tomato diseases under hotspot conditions in Uganda. Fourty-five tomato genotypes were evaluated for reactions to tomato bacterial wilt, tomato bacterial speck, early blight and late blight. The study was conducted for two rainy seasons in 2019, at the National Crops Resources Research Institute, Namulonge in Uganda. Data for severity and incidence were collected at two-week intervals after transplanting. Twelve genotypes (Nouvella F1, Rambo F1, Commando F1, AVTO1315, AVTO922, AVTO1701, AVTO1219, AVTO1464, MT56, ADV1287A, Pruna and Vega) exhibited high levels of tolerance to bacterial wilt; while bacterial speck presented mild symptoms majorly seen on Vega, Zodiac and AVTO9802. Rhino, AVTO1418, AVTO1314, Eureka, Roma VFN, MT56, Pinktop, Assila F1, Money-maker, AVTO0922 and AVTO1464 were the least affected by early blight; while AVTO1219, AVTO1701, ADV12021, ADV12076 and ADV1287A expressed low AUDPC values for late blight. Overall, AVTO1315 was the best yielder (30.8 metric tonnes ha-1), followed by AVTO0301 (29.0 t ha-1) and Nouvella F1 (26.1 t ha-1). Among the tomato genotypes evaluated, we recommend AVTO1701, AVTO0922, AVTO1464, AVTO0301 AVTO1315, AVTO1219, Pruna, Vega, ADV1287A and MT56 for the national performance trials.La tomate ( Solanum lycopersicum L.) est un l\ue9gume prioritaire en Ouganda, mais en raison de sa base g\ue9n\ue9tique limit\ue9e, ses types cultiv\ue9s sont sujets \ue0 une vari\ue9t\ue9 de maladies. L\u2019objectif de cette \ue9tude \ue9tait d\u2019\ue9valuer des g\ue9notypes de tomates s\ue9lectionn\ue9s pour leur r\ue9sistance aux principales maladies de la tomate dans des conditions de hotspot en Ouganda. Quarante-cinq g\ue9notypes de tomates ont \ue9t\ue9 \ue9valu\ue9s pour leurs r\ue9actions au fl\ue9trissement bact\ue9rien de la tomate, \ue0 la tache bact\ue9rienne de la tomate, au mildiou et au mildiou. L\u2019\ue9tude a \ue9t\ue9 men\ue9e pendant deux saisons des pluies en 2019, au National Crops Resources Research Institute, \ue0 Namulonge en Ouganda. Les donn\ue9es de gravit\ue9 et d\u2019incidence ont \ue9t\ue9 recueillies \ue0 des intervalles de deux semaines apr\ue8s la transplantation. Douze g\ue9notypes (Nouvella F1, Rambo F1, Commando F1, AVTO1315, AVTO922, AVTO1701, AVTO1219, AVTO1464, MT56, ADV1287A, Pruna et Vega) pr\ue9sentaient des niveaux \ue9lev\ue9s de tol\ue9rance au fl\ue9trissement bact\ue9rien; tandis que la tache bact\ue9rienne pr\ue9sentait des sympt\uf4mes b\ue9nins principalement observ\ue9s sur Vega, Zodiac et AVTO9802. Rhino, AVTO1418, AVTO1314, Eureka, Roma VFN, MT56, Pinktop, Assila F1, Money-maker, AVTO0922 et AVTO1464 ont \ue9t\ue9 les moins touch\ue9s par le mildiou; tandis que AVTO1219, AVTO1701, ADV12021, ADV12076 et ADV1287A ont exprim\ue9 de faibles valeurs AUDPC pour le mildiou. Dans l\u2019ensemble, AVTO1315 a \ue9t\ue9 le meilleur producteur (30,8 tonnes m\ue9triques ha-1), suivi par AVTO0301 (29,0 t ha-1) et Nouvella F1 (26,1 t ha-1). Parmi les g\ue9notypes de tomates \ue9valu\ue9s, nous recommandons AVTO1701, AVTO0922, AVTO1464, AVTO0301 AVTO1315, AVTO1219, Pruna, Vega, ADV1287A et MT56 pour les essais de performance nationaux