Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium as a source of resistance to the plant pathogen phytophthora infestans

摘要

The present invention involves tomato plants (Lycopersicon esculentum) that are resistant to the tomato strain of P. infestans races 0 and 1. Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium plants which are resistant to the tomato strain of P. infestans races 0 and 1 are used to construct the tomato plants of the present invention. The preferred Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium used in the present invention is designated as LA 2533.