Digital imaging outperforms traditional scoring methods for spittlebug tolerance in Urochloa humidicola hybrids

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dc.creatorHernández, Luis Miguel
dc.creatorEspitia, Paula A.
dc.creatorCardoso Arango, Juan Andrés
dc.date2022-09-30
dc.date2022-11-03T10:33:56Z
dc.date2022-11-03T10:33:56Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T13:24:30Z
dc.descriptionAmerican spittlebug species (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) are major pests in Urochloa humidicola (syn. Brachiaria humidicola) cultivars in the neotropics. The U. humidicola breeding program of the Alliance Bioversity-CIAT aims to increase tolerance to spittlebugs. To develop tolerant U. humidicola genotypes, adequate screening methods are needed. Currently, visual scores of plant damage by spittlebugs is the standard method to screen for variation in plant tolerance. However, visual scoring is prone to human bias, is of medium throughput and relies on the expertise of well-trained personnel. In this study, estimations of plant damage from SPAD chlorophyll meter measurements and digital images with visual scoring from an inexpert evaluator and visual scoring from an expert were compared. This information should inform if different methods could be implemented in the U. humidicola breeding program. Time needed to evaluate damage was recorded for each method. Lin’s correlation coefficient, Pearson’s correlation coefficient and broad sense heritability values were calculated. Damage estimated from digital images showed the highest throughput (twice as fast as visual scoring from an expert), high correlations with visual scoring (r>0.80, P<0.0001) and heritability values for plant damage as good or better (>0.7) than those obtained by visual scoring from an expert. Results indicate that digital imaging could improve the efficiency of phenotyping in breeding for increased tolerance to spittlebugs in U. humidicola.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/125325
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/58444
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Center for Tropical Agriculture
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceHernández, L.; Espitia, P.; Cardoso, J.A. (2022) Digital imaging outperforms traditional scoring methods for spittlebug tolerance in Urochloa humidicola hybrids. Tropical Grasslands-Forrajes Tropicales 10(3) p. 271-279. ISSN: 2346-3775
dc.subjectcercopidae
dc.subjectpest resistance
dc.subjectdigital image processing
dc.subjectvisual inspection
dc.subjecthigh-throughput phenotyping
dc.subjecthost plant resistance
dc.subjectsensors
dc.subjectresistencia a las plagas
dc.subjectprocesamiento digital de imágenes
dc.subjectexamen visual
dc.titleDigital imaging outperforms traditional scoring methods for spittlebug tolerance in Urochloa humidicola hybrids
dc.typeJournal Article

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