Bacterial wilt (BW) of tomatoes, caused by Ralstonia solanacearum, is a devastating dis-ease that results in large annual yield losses worldwide. Management of BW of toma-toes is difficult due to the soil-borne nature of the pathogen. One of the best ways to mitigate the losses is through breeding for disease resistance. Moreover, plant height (PH) is a crucial element related to plant architecture which determines nutrient management and mechanical harvesting in tomatoes. An intra-specific F2 segregating population (NC 11212) of tomatoes was developed by crossing NC 84173 (tall, BW susceptible) x CLN1466EA (short, BW resistant). We performed quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping using single nucleotide polymorphic (SNP) markers and the NC 11212 F2 segregating population. The QTL analysis for BW resistance revealed a total of three QTLs on chromosomes 1, 2, and 3, explaining phenotypic variation (R2) ranging from 3.6% to 14.9%. Whereas, QTL analysis for PH also detected three QTLs on chromo-somes 1, 8, and 11 explaining R2 ranging from 7.1% to 11%. This work thus provides information to improve BW resistance and plant architecture-related traits in toma-toes.
