Novel quantitative trait loci conferring broad-based resistance to root-knot nematodes in lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus)
Adia M. Tajima, William Matthews, Tra T. T. Duong, Tran Dang Khanh, Anil Baniya, Ramachandra Varma Penmetsa, Travis A. Parker, Andrew Farmer, Stephanie English, Christine Diepenbrock, Paul Gepts, Philip Alan Roberts, Bao‐Lam Huynh
This study identifies three QTLs conferring resistance to root-knot nematodes in lima beans, with two affecting both nematode species and one specific to M. incognita.
bioRxiv · Jul 1, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology