Realized genetic gain in spittlebugs (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) resistance and tolerance at CIAT's interspecific Urochloa breeding programme

The Interspecific Urochloa recurrent selection breeding programme at CIAT aims to integrate desirable traits such as resistance and tolerance to spittlebugs (Hemiptera: Cercopidae), the main insect pest affecting these pastures in Latin America. Eleven successive cycles of selection were screened fo...

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Main Authors: Hernandez, Luis, Aparicio, Johan, Espitia Buitrago, Paula, Castiblanco, Valheria, Jauregui, Rosa
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Wiley 2025
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177056
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author Hernandez, Luis
Aparicio, Johan
Espitia Buitrago, Paula
Castiblanco, Valheria
Jauregui, Rosa
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Castiblanco, Valheria
Espitia Buitrago, Paula
Hernandez, Luis
Jauregui, Rosa
author_facet Hernandez, Luis
Aparicio, Johan
Espitia Buitrago, Paula
Castiblanco, Valheria
Jauregui, Rosa
author_sort Hernandez, Luis
collection Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace)
description The Interspecific Urochloa recurrent selection breeding programme at CIAT aims to integrate desirable traits such as resistance and tolerance to spittlebugs (Hemiptera: Cercopidae), the main insect pest affecting these pastures in Latin America. Eleven successive cycles of selection were screened for antibiosis and tolerance to Aeneolamia varia nymphs, measured as insect survivorship and plant damage, respectively. The rate of genetic gain was estimated as the slope of the linear function obtained by plotting the best linear unbiased estimates (BLUEs) using historical data across generations. The results show a rapid increase in antibiosis and tolerance to A. varia nymphs. Realized genetic gain for both traits was highly significant ( p < 0.01) and had a negative trend. The annual average rate of plant damage decreased by 2.36%, while insect survivorship decreased by 7.58%. The success in the continuous improvement for spittlebug resistance and tolerance can be explained by the fact that within a breeding cycle, parents are screened and selected based on their resistance and tolerance levels to spittlebug as part of the parental population improvement.
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spelling CGSpace1770562025-11-11T18:55:59Z Realized genetic gain in spittlebugs (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) resistance and tolerance at CIAT's interspecific Urochloa breeding programme Hernandez, Luis Aparicio, Johan Espitia Buitrago, Paula Castiblanco, Valheria Jauregui, Rosa genetic gain mejora genética breeding programmes feed grasses tolerance to pests tolerancia a las plagas gramínea forrajera plant damage daño vegetal antibiosis antibiosis The Interspecific Urochloa recurrent selection breeding programme at CIAT aims to integrate desirable traits such as resistance and tolerance to spittlebugs (Hemiptera: Cercopidae), the main insect pest affecting these pastures in Latin America. Eleven successive cycles of selection were screened for antibiosis and tolerance to Aeneolamia varia nymphs, measured as insect survivorship and plant damage, respectively. The rate of genetic gain was estimated as the slope of the linear function obtained by plotting the best linear unbiased estimates (BLUEs) using historical data across generations. The results show a rapid increase in antibiosis and tolerance to A. varia nymphs. Realized genetic gain for both traits was highly significant ( p < 0.01) and had a negative trend. The annual average rate of plant damage decreased by 2.36%, while insect survivorship decreased by 7.58%. The success in the continuous improvement for spittlebug resistance and tolerance can be explained by the fact that within a breeding cycle, parents are screened and selected based on their resistance and tolerance levels to spittlebug as part of the parental population improvement. 2025-09-11 2025-10-14T09:43:42Z 2025-10-14T09:43:42Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177056 en Open Access application/pdf Wiley Hernandez, L.; Aparicio, J.; Espitia Buitrago, P.; Castiblanco, V.; Jauregui, R. (2025) Realized genetic gain in spittlebugs (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) resistance and tolerance at CIAT's interspecific Urochloa breeding programme. Plant Breeding, Online first paper(2025-09-11). p. 1-10. ISSN: 0179-9541
spellingShingle genetic gain
mejora genética
breeding programmes
feed grasses
tolerance to pests
tolerancia a las plagas
gramínea forrajera
plant damage
daño vegetal
antibiosis
antibiosis
Hernandez, Luis
Aparicio, Johan
Espitia Buitrago, Paula
Castiblanco, Valheria
Jauregui, Rosa
Realized genetic gain in spittlebugs (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) resistance and tolerance at CIAT's interspecific Urochloa breeding programme
title Realized genetic gain in spittlebugs (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) resistance and tolerance at CIAT's interspecific Urochloa breeding programme
title_full Realized genetic gain in spittlebugs (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) resistance and tolerance at CIAT's interspecific Urochloa breeding programme
title_fullStr Realized genetic gain in spittlebugs (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) resistance and tolerance at CIAT's interspecific Urochloa breeding programme
title_full_unstemmed Realized genetic gain in spittlebugs (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) resistance and tolerance at CIAT's interspecific Urochloa breeding programme
title_short Realized genetic gain in spittlebugs (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) resistance and tolerance at CIAT's interspecific Urochloa breeding programme
title_sort realized genetic gain in spittlebugs hemiptera cercopidae resistance and tolerance at ciat s interspecific urochloa breeding programme
topic genetic gain
mejora genética
breeding programmes
feed grasses
tolerance to pests
tolerancia a las plagas
gramínea forrajera
plant damage
daño vegetal
antibiosis
antibiosis
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177056
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