Grafts of Crops on Wild Relatives as Base of an Integrated Pest Management: The Tomato Solanum lycopersicum as Example

摘要: There is consensus that the origin of tomato South America, where greatest diversity related species (wild relatives) (Peralta et al., 2005), but also accepted domestication occurred in Mexico (Rick & Holle, 1990; Hoyt, 1992, Perez 1997). Consequently this country, tomato, called "jitomate", considered one basic components Mexican cuisine. Additionally, name "tomate" comes from Nahuatl language After corn crop has had greater genetic manipulation (Perez 1997), focused on standpoint productivity. It been documented there an inverse correlation between degree (productivity) plants and damage by pests diseases (Coley 1985; Rosenthal Dirzo, 1997); so resistance to wild relatives higher than native varieties crops these turn show tolerance hybrid modern varieties.