Supplementary data

Additional file 1. Whitefly performance on germplasm material obtained during cycle one and two. Evaluations were performed with a single clip cage under field conditions on twelve week old plant material. Species Sub Taxon Accession FAO code First cycle Second cycle Selection survival Oviposition survival Oviposition

(%) rate (%) rate bourgeaui BRA 2848 DEU146 40 1.43 - - bourgeaui K 9825 DEU146 25 0.29 80 0.57 * cretica 639 GRC005 0 0.00 100 2.94 cretica 657 GRC005 0 0.43 25 1.14 cretica 1964 GRC005 0 0.00 100 1.14 cretica 3252 GBR004 40 1.02 - - cretica Cr-5 JPN059 - - 80 1.71 cretica Cr-9 JPN059 0 0.00 40 0.24 * cretica K 10120 DEU146 0 0.29 - - cretica K 6501 DEU146 50 2.14 - - cretica K 6631 DEU146 67 0.46 50 0.95 * fruticulosa Bol2009-0076 WUR 0 0.21 80 0.00 * fruticulosa Bol2009-0077 WUR 0 0.57 0 0.23 * fruticulosa Bol2009-0078 WUR 0 1.43 60 1.18 fruticulosa Bol2009-0079 WUR - - 40 0.16 * fruticulosa Bol2009-0080 WUR 25 1.03 - - fruticulosa Bol2009-0081 WUR 0 0.00 20 0.57 * fruticulosa Bol2009-0082 WUR 20 0.81 25 0.86 * fruticulosa Bol2009-0083 WUR 25 0.74 40 1.67 fruticulosa Bol2009-0085 WUR 40 1.02 60 1.89 fruticulosa Bol2009-0087 WUR 0 0.29 - - fruticulosa BRA 1810 DEU146 0 0.00 40 0.45 * fruticulosa Fr-301 JPN059 40 0.41 0 0.00 * fruticulosa Fr-401 JPN059 - - 40 1.06 incana Bol2009-0089 WUR 20 0.86 80 1.24 incana Bol2009-0090 WUR 50 1.43 - - incana BRA 1166 DEU146 - - 0 1.20 incana BRA 1262 DEU146 25 0.74 25 1.43 incana BRA 2856 DEU146 20 0.00 40 0.00 * incana BRA 2918 DEU146 20 1.67 - - incana HRIGRU 6691 GBR006 0 1.79 0 0.29 * incana Inc-1 JPN059 40 0.12 20 0.52 * incana K 10373 DEU146 40 1.84 - - incana K 9238 DEU146 50 1.57 - - insularis Ins-1 JPN059 0 4.29 - - insularis K 5997 DEU146 20 2.14 - - macrocarpa K 7635 DEU146 25 0.11 75 0.33 * macrocarpa O-502 JPN059 0 0.00 20 1.00 maurorum BRA 2920 DEU146 - - 0 0.00 maurorum K 8824 DEU146 0 0.71 40 1.02 montana Bol2009-0091 WUR 40 0.61 20 2.00 montana BRA 1644 DEU146 0 0.00 20 0.71 * montana K 6675 DEU146 40 0.24 20 1.86 montana K 7220 DEU146 60 0.71 0 0.43 * montana K 7223 DEU146 0 3.00 80 1.11 montana K 8380 DEU146 0 0.00 60 0.96 * montana K 9404 DEU146 40 0.61 20 0.33 * oleracea italica BRA 103 DEU146 40 1.84 - - oleracea italica BRA 114 DEU146 - - 80 1.56 oleracea italica BRA 1185 DEU146 50 1.19 - - oleracea italica BRA 1188 DEU146 20 1.67 - - oleracea italica BRA 1191 DEU146 60 0.00 0 0.57 * oleracea italica BRA 1193 DEU146 50 2.62 - - oleracea italica BRA 1241 DEU146 100 1.19 - - oleracea italica BRA 1427 DEU146 20 0.14 0 0.06 oleracea italica BRA 1428 DEU146 0 0.93 0 1.14 oleracea italica BRA 1430 DEU146 0 1.71 0 0.00 * oleracea italica BRA 1749 DEU146 0 1.00 40 0.82 * oleracea italica BRA 1857 DEU146 40 2.04 - - oleracea italica BRA 2411 DEU146 50 2.14 - - oleracea italica HRIGRU 4707 GBR006 33 1.43 - - oleracea italica HRIGRU 6223 GBR006 0 0.17 80 0.44 * oleracea italica K 6599 DEU146 80 2.86 100 2.86 oleracea acephala 10 FRA010 67 1.71 - - oleracea acephala 17 FRA010 50 3.81 - - oleracea acephala 18 FRA010 0 1.79 0 1.43 oleracea acephala 150 FRA010 20 0.71 - - oleracea acephala 259 FRA010 25 1.71 - - oleracea acephala 308 FRA010 20 0.48 60 1.21 oleracea acephala 320 FRA010 80 1.59 - - oleracea acephala 338 FRA010 100 5.71 - - oleracea acephala 364 FRA010 50 1.43 - - oleracea acephala 02756-BPGV PRT001 60 1.25 - - oleracea acephala 03631-BPGV PRT001 60 1.43 - - oleracea acephala 03653-BPGV PRT001 60 1.25 - - oleracea acephala 04031-BPGV PRT001 0 3.81 - - oleracea acephala 04068-BPGV PRT001 25 1.49 - - oleracea acephala 05436-BPGV PRT001 0 1.43 33 1.14 oleracea acephala 05558-BPGV PRT001 - - 50 1.43 oleracea acephala 06338-BPGV PRT001 40 3.67 - - oleracea acephala 07435-BPGV PRT001 0 4.29 20 0.71 oleracea acephala 07445-BPGV PRT001 40 2.45 - - oleracea acephala 07613-BPGV PRT001 40 2.04 - - oleracea acephala A HRV044 0 0.48 20 0.95 * oleracea acephala B HRV044 0 1.14 20 2.00 oleracea acephala BRA 1891 DEU146 25 1.43 - - oleracea acephala BRA 2782 DEU146 50 2.14 - - oleracea acephala BRA 2846 DEU146 - - 80 0.83 * oleracea acephala BRS-0032 ESP009 60 1.25 - - oleracea acephala BRS-0064 ESP009 40 1.22 - - oleracea acephala BRS-0103 ESP009 0 8.00 - - oleracea acephala BRS-0122 ESP009 60 1.25 - - oleracea acephala BRS-0146 ESP009 25 0.86 20 1.19 oleracea acephala BRS-0158 ESP009 25 0.91 20 2.19 oleracea acephala BRS-0160 ESP009 40 1.63 - - oleracea acephala BRS-0161 ESP009 67 2.57 - - oleracea acephala BRS-0166 ESP009 0 3.81 - - oleracea acephala BRS-0174 ESP009 0 0.00 60 0.71 * oleracea acephala BRS-0182 ESP009 20 2.86 - - oleracea acephala BRS-0198 ESP009 50 1.90 - - oleracea acephala BRS-0201 ESP009 - - 20 1.90 oleracea acephala BRS-0223 ESP009 0 0.86 40 0.37 * oleracea acephala BRS-0336 ESP009 20 1.67 - - oleracea acephala BRS-0343 ESP009 20 1.19 - - oleracea acephala BRS-0355 ESP009 20 1.90 - - oleracea acephala BRS0410 ESP009 75 1.84 - - oleracea acephala BRS0426 ESP009 60 1.25 - - oleracea acephala BRS0494 ESP009 80 0.79 60 0.71 * oleracea acephala BRS0545 ESP009 50 2.38 - - oleracea acephala BRS0555 ESP009 60 1.79 - - oleracea acephala CGN14079 NLD037 0 1.07 80 2.25 oleracea acephala CGN14111 NLD037 0 0.95 0 1.43 oleracea acephala CGN15775 NLD037 75 1.02 - - oleracea acephala CGN18466 NLD037 40 0.61 25 1.14 oleracea acephala CGN18467 NLD037 60 2.32 - - oleracea acephala CGN18468 NLD037 0 1.43 50 2.10 oleracea acephala CL-B-1 ESP026 75 0.82 60 1.75 oleracea acephala CR 2394 DEU271 20 1.90 - - oleracea acephala GB00038 BIH039 0 0.29 0 3.26 oleracea acephala GB00039 BIH039 0 0.91 50 2.14 oleracea acephala HRIGRU 10000 GBR006 40 0.53 20 0.71 oleracea acephala HRIGRU 10042 GBR006 0 0.00 60 1.79 oleracea acephala HRIGRU 11496 GBR006 0 1.71 60 1.82 oleracea acephala HRIGRU 11516 GBR006 0 0.71 20 0.62 * oleracea acephala HRIGRU 11563 GBR006 - - 60 1.89 oleracea acephala HRIGRU 11604 GBR006 0 1.83 20 0.10 oleracea acephala HRIGRU 11612 GBR006 67 1.09 - - oleracea acephala HRIGRU 11646 GBR006 40 1.22 - - oleracea acephala HRIGRU 11658 GBR006 0 1.09 80 2.16 oleracea acephala HRIGRU 11679 GBR006 0 1.43 67 1.43 oleracea acephala HRIGRU 12073 GBR006 40 1.92 - - oleracea acephala HRIGRU 12092 GBR006 0 0.00 - - oleracea acephala HRIGRU 12106 GBR006 20 0.71 25 1.43 oleracea acephala HRIGRU 12111 GBR006 20 0.95 80 2.48 oleracea acephala HRIGRU 12118 GBR006 0 1.83 20 0.67 oleracea acephala HRIGRU 12138 GBR006 0 2.86 - - oleracea acephala HRIGRU 12182 GBR006 20 0.29 100 0.17 * oleracea acephala HRIGRU 12261 GBR006 0 0.23 0 0.57 * oleracea acephala HRIGRU 4302 GBR006 0 2.00 0 0.17 * oleracea acephala HRIGRU 4502 GBR006 0 0.00 60 0.82 * oleracea acephala HRIGRU 5688 GBR006 0 1.71 20 0.95 * oleracea acephala HRIGRU 5693 GBR006 0 0.00 20 1.05 oleracea acephala HRIGRU 6262 GBR006 33 1.79 - - oleracea acephala HRIGRU 8207 GBR006 40 2.24 - - oleracea acephala HRIGRU 9448 GBR006 0 1.43 0 0.46 * oleracea acephala HRIGRU 9467 GBR006 0 0.00 40 1.51 oleracea acephala HRIGRU 9468 GBR006 40 2.45 - - oleracea acephala HRIGRU 9485 GBR006 33 1.79 - - oleracea acephala HRIGRU 9489 GBR006 0 0.57 20 2.29 oleracea acephala HRIGRU 9490 GBR006 0 0.57 100 0.00 * oleracea acephala HRIGRU 9544 GBR006 50 1.43 - - oleracea acephala HRIGRU 9549 GBR006 25 0.29 40 1.35 oleracea acephala HRIGRU 9553 GBR006 0 1.43 60 3.61 oleracea acephala HRIGRU 9574 GBR006 100 2.14 0 0.86 * oleracea acephala HRIGRU 9577 GBR006 20 0.86 60 1.07 oleracea acephala HRIGRU 9578 GBR006 - - 100 3.57 oleracea acephala HRIGRU 9579 GBR006 0 1.07 20 1.14 oleracea acephala HRIGRU 9591 GBR006 40 1.43 - - oleracea acephala HRIGRU 9597 GBR006 20 2.38 - - oleracea acephala HRIGRU 9994 GBR006 20 1.05 - - oleracea acephala K 7294 DEU146 33 0.57 33 1.43 oleracea acephala NC037682 ESP027 33 2.86 - - oleracea acephala NC051951 ESP027 - - 25 1.77 oleracea acephala PL173503 POL003 0 3.57 80 1.24 oleracea acephala BRA 1008 DEU146 33 1.21 - - oleracea acephala BRA 1493 DEU146 0 0.00 0 2.29 oleracea acephala BRA 1840 DEU146 0 4.29 100 1.11 oleracea acephala CGN15120 NLD037 50 1.19 - - oleracea acephala CR 1288 DEU271 0 3.81 - - oleracea acephala CR 2181 DEU271 0 2.43 - - oleracea acephala CR 2363 DEU271 40 2.04 - - oleracea acephala CR 2364 DEU271 - - 100 2.14 oleracea acephala CR 2369 DEU271 0 5.71 - - oleracea acephala CR 2370 DEU271 80 1.43 - - oleracea acephala CR 2371 DEU271 20 1.19 - - oleracea acephala CR 2377 DEU271 20 1.52 - - oleracea acephala CR 2378 DEU271 0 1.43 50 1.19 oleracea acephala CR 2383 DEU271 25 1.71 - - oleracea acephala CR 2384 DEU271 0 2.38 40 0.82 * oleracea acephala CR 2387 DEU271 0 1.43 40 1.02 oleracea acephala CR 2388 DEU271 60 1.79 - - oleracea acephala CR 2390 DEU271 0 0.00 20 0.48 * oleracea acephala CR 2590 DEU271 25 0.57 20 0.76 * oleracea acephala CR 3398 DEU271 80 1.90 - - oleracea acephala K 10410 DEU146 0 0.43 17 1.39 oleracea acephala K 4699 DEU146 - - 67 1.14 oleracea alboglabra BOL2010-0437 WUR 20 0.00 50 0.33 * oleracea alboglabra BRA 168 DEU146 50 1.19 20 0.24 oleracea alboglabra CGN14037 NLD037 0 0.29 20 0.43 * oleracea alboglabra CGN14038 NLD037 60 1.43 - - oleracea alboglabra HRIGRU 7543 GBR006 0 0.11 0 0.00 * oleracea botrytis 449 FRA010 60 2.32 - - oleracea botrytis 629 FRA010 67 1.43 - - oleracea botrytis 630 FRA010 60 1.79 - - oleracea botrytis 631 FRA010 20 0.71 100 1.71 oleracea botrytis 632 FRA010 20 1.19 - - oleracea botrytis 633 FRA010 80 1.59 - - oleracea botrytis 634 FRA010 25 2.00 - - oleracea botrytis 635 FRA010 25 0.46 80 2.63 oleracea botrytis 636 FRA010 75 1.84 - - oleracea botrytis 637 FRA010 40 1.84 - - oleracea botrytis 638 FRA010 0 2.10 100 0.36 * oleracea botrytis BRA 1789 DEU146 40 1.02 - - oleracea botrytis CGN07131 NLD037 0 1.29 60 0.54 * oleracea botrytis CGN07134 NLD037 75 0.82 20 1.43 oleracea botrytis CGN07135 NLD037 20 0.71 0 1.07 oleracea botrytis CGN11982 NLD037 0 2.00 40 0.61 oleracea botrytis CGN14026 NLD037 60 1.96 - - oleracea botrytis CGN14059 NLD037 40 2.04 - - oleracea botrytis HRIGRU 4492 GBR006 100 2.00 100 2.66 oleracea botrytis HRIGRU 4495 GBR006 - - 0 0.00 * oleracea botrytis HRIGRU 6557 GBR006 33 2.29 - - oleracea botrytis HRIGRU 6559 GBR006 25 1.89 - - oleracea botrytis V-B-50 ESP026 - - 20 0.71 oleracea capitata 383 FRA010 0 0.34 0 0.00 * oleracea capitata 396 FRA010 0 0.00 75 0.82 * oleracea capitata 404 FRA010 0 0.00 25 2.86 oleracea capitata 413 FRA010 0 2.86 - - oleracea capitata 426 FRA010 0 0.38 0 0.57 * oleracea capitata 502201662 RUS001 0 2.76 0 0.00 * oleracea capitata 502201723 RUS001 20 0.52 - - oleracea capitata 502201734 RUS001 0 0.00 0 0.29 * oleracea capitata 502201826 RUS001 40 2.24 - - oleracea capitata 502201894 RUS001 20 0.71 0 0.00 * oleracea capitata 502201973 RUS001 40 1.22 - - oleracea capitata 502202042 RUS001 - - 40 2.49 oleracea capitata 502202043 RUS001 0 5.71 - - oleracea capitata 502202045 RUS001 40 2.00 - - oleracea capitata 502202048 RUS001 0 0.36 - - oleracea capitata 502202053 RUS001 0 1.07 - - oleracea capitata 502202087 RUS001 60 1.61 - - oleracea capitata 502202112 RUS001 0 0.29 - - oleracea capitata 502202113 RUS001 20 1.19 - - oleracea capitata 502202120 RUS001 25 0.86 40 1.31 oleracea capitata 502202155 RUS001 0 0.71 67 1.43 oleracea capitata 502202336 RUS001 0 0.00 40 0.90 * oleracea capitata 502202355 RUS001 40 1.02 - - oleracea capitata 502202357 RUS001 0 0.43 20 0.05 * oleracea capitata 502202358 RUS001 25 0.29 20 0.43 * oleracea capitata 502202452 RUS001 25 1.43 - - oleracea capitata 502202504 RUS001 0 0.00 0 0.00 oleracea capitata AN-B-5 ESP026 20 1.67 - - oleracea capitata BRA 1529 DEU146 - - 40 1.76 oleracea capitata BRA 155 DEU146 20 1.43 - - oleracea capitata BRA 1556 DEU146 - - 25 0.29 * oleracea capitata BRA 1559 DEU146 40 1.84 - - oleracea capitata BRA 1562 DEU146 40 0.33 33 0.71 * oleracea capitata BRA 1568 DEU146 0 0.93 0 0.17 * oleracea capitata BRA 1753 DEU146 0 0.43 0 0.86 * oleracea capitata BRA 2401 DEU146 0 0.34 20 0.48 * oleracea capitata BRA 2476 DEU146 25 1.14 - - oleracea capitata BRA 2721 DEU146 0 1.60 40 1.43 oleracea capitata BRA 2828 DEU146 0 2.57 100 2.31 oleracea capitata BRA 379 DEU146 0 0.00 0 0.00 * oleracea capitata BRS-0057 ESP009 50 1.90 - - oleracea capitata BRS-0072 ESP009 80 1.75 - - oleracea capitata BRS-0074 ESP009 40 1.22 - - oleracea capitata BRS-0083 ESP009 20 2.62 - - oleracea capitata BRS-0152 ESP009 80 2.06 0 0.00 oleracea capitata C-B-66 ESP026 - - 0 0.00 * oleracea capitata C-B-67 ESP026 25 0.97 0 0.00 * oleracea capitata CL-B-5 ESP026 75 2.04 - - oleracea capitata CR 2361 DEU271 0 3.57 50 0.00 * oleracea capitata E-B-5 ESP026 40 1.22 - - oleracea capitata HRIGRU 11490 GBR006 - - 25 1.14 oleracea capitata HRIGRU 11555 GBR006 25 1.14 - - oleracea capitata HRIGRU 11615 GBR006 0 0.29 - - oleracea capitata HRIGRU 12429 GBR006 0 2.86 25 2.00 oleracea capitata HRIGRU 12477 GBR006 20 0.95 80 2.63 oleracea capitata HRIGRU 12478 GBR006 0 0.00 - - oleracea capitata HRIGRU 12479 GBR006 60 1.07 - - oleracea capitata HRIGRU 13031 GBR006 0 2.50 40 4.08 oleracea capitata HRIGRU 4515 GBR006 0 0.00 20 0.05 * oleracea capitata HRIGRU 4528 GBR006 0 0.00 0 0.34 * oleracea capitata HRIGRU 6566 GBR006 20 0.38 0 0.40 * oleracea capitata HRIGRU 6568 GBR006 20 0.95 60 0.39 * oleracea capitata HRIGRU 7824 GBR006 80 2.54 - - oleracea capitata HRIGRU 7826 GBR006 0 0.10 - - oleracea capitata HRIGRU 9978 GBR006 0 2.14 40 1.39 oleracea capitata NS-K-1 YUG002 0 5.24 20 0.95 oleracea capitata NS-OR-1 YUG002 33 0.71 50 0.52 * oleracea capitata PL174868 POL003 0 0.00 - - oleracea capitata PL174885 POL003 - - 0 0.00 * oleracea capitata ROM007-13708 ROM007 50 1.62 - - oleracea capitata A-B-1 ESP026 0 4.29 - - oleracea capitata AN-B-12 ESP026 100 4.43 0 0.11 oleracea capitata AN-B-13 ESP026 20 1.43 - - oleracea capitata AN-B-14 ESP026 0 8.57 - - oleracea capitata AN-B-15 ESP026 0 0.86 50 1.14 oleracea capitata AN-B-2 ESP026 0 0.63 0 2.46 oleracea capitata B-B-1 ESP026 50 0.33 - - oleracea capitata BRA 1910 DEU146 50 2.14 - - oleracea capitata BRA 1912 DEU146 60 1.61 - - oleracea capitata BRA 1919 DEU146 33 1.79 - - oleracea capitata BRA 915 DEU146 20 1.19 - - oleracea capitata C-B-20 ESP026 - - 20 0.14 * oleracea capitata C-B-22 ESP026 67 2.57 - - oleracea capitata C-B-61 ESP026 60 1.61 - - oleracea capitata CGN07007 NLD037 - - 0 0.00 * oleracea capitata CGN07016 NLD037 20 0.29 0 0.34 * oleracea capitata CGN07026 NLD037 0 0.21 0 0.00 * oleracea capitata CGN07121 NLD037 0 6.86 - - oleracea capitata CGN07124 NLD037 0 0.74 40 0.29 oleracea capitata CGN07127 NLD037 60 1.79 - - oleracea capitata CGN11053 NLD037 100 3.86 0 0.21 * oleracea capitata CGN11060 NLD037 0 0.00 100 1.03 oleracea capitata CGN14053 NLD037 0 2.86 - - oleracea capitata CGN14054 NLD037 33 2.50 - - oleracea capitata CGN14058 NLD037 25 1.94 - - oleracea capitata CGN14080 NLD037 40 2.04 80 1.94 * oleracea capitata CGN14114 NLD037 40 1.22 - - oleracea capitata CGN15122 NLD037 0 0.00 0 0.00 * oleracea capitata CGN17273 NLD037 - - 33 0.00 * oleracea capitata CGN18438 NLD037 0 0.00 0 0.00 * oleracea capitata CGN18456 NLD037 0 1.00 - - * oleracea capitata CGN23712 NLD037 75 1.63 - - oleracea capitata K 9015 DEU146 25 1.43 - - oleracea capitata MU-B-6 ESP026 40 1.22 - - oleracea capitata PL174781 POL003 0 0.00 - - oleracea capitata V-B-46 ESP026 0 0.57 40 2.90 oleracea costata 03775-BPGV PRT001 40 1.43 - - oleracea costata BRS-0226 ESP009 40 1.22 - - oleracea costata CR 2558 DEU271 20 0.81 40 1.02 oleracea costata K 6476 DEU146 - - 20 2.48 oleracea costata K 6484 DEU146 40 2.45 - - oleracea costata K 8793 DEU146 60 0.79 40 1.18 oleracea gemmifera BRA 1443 DEU146 - - 20 3.00 oleracea gemmifera BRA 1823 DEU146 0 1.71 40 1.22 oleracea gongylodes BRA 1452 DEU146 0 1.14 40 1.10 oleracea gongylodes BRA 1460 DEU146 0 0.69 60 2.11 oleracea gongylodes BRA 1465 DEU146 20 1.19 - - oleracea gongylodes BRA 1468 DEU146 0 0.86 40 1.67 oleracea gongylodes BRA 1478 DEU146 0 2.10 0 0.00 * oleracea gongylodes BRA 1889 DEU146 0 1.43 20 2.00 oleracea gongylodes BRA 45 DEU146 20 1.43 - - oleracea gongylodes HRIGRU 7378 GBR006 20 1.14 - - oleracea gongylodes K 7717 DEU146 60 3.39 20 4.76 oleracea gongylodes ROM007-13714 ROM007 0 0.36 25 0.00 * oleracea 1015 GRC005 40 1.43 - - oleracea 2647 GRC005 - - 0 1.14 oleracea 2671 GRC005 20 1.10 - - oleracea 2680 GRC005 40 1.63 - - oleracea 2682 GRC005 0 0.00 80 1.14 oleracea 2687 GRC005 0 1.43 - - oleracea 2697 GRC005 60 1.43 - - oleracea 2700 GRC005 20 1.33 - - oleracea 22785 GBR004 29 0.95 - - oleracea 57071 GBR004 0 0.71 0 0.95 * oleracea 70373 GBR004 100 1.67 67 0.29 oleracea 70410 GBR004 50 2.67 - - oleracea 70421 GBR004 60 1.61 - - oleracea 70432 GBR004 50 1.90 - - oleracea 70465 GBR004 40 0.69 25 1.43 oleracea 70476 GBR004 60 1.07 - - oleracea 70498 GBR004 40 2.65 - - oleracea 70502 GBR004 0 7.14 0 1.14 oleracea 70513 GBR004 - - 60 1.54 oleracea 75194 GBR004 0 0.00 40 1.96 oleracea 75208 GBR004 0 2.86 40 1.22 oleracea 75219 GBR004 60 1.96 - - oleracea 75220 GBR004 50 1.43 - - oleracea 75231 GBR004 60 1.07 - - oleracea 75242 GBR004 0 1.37 25 1.14 oleracea 92483 GBR004 0 0.11 40 0.41 * oleracea 04359-BPGV PRT001 0 7.14 20 2.38 oleracea 04393-BPGV PRT001 40 1.22 - - * oleracea 04394-BPGV PRT001 - - 75 1.22 oleracea 04587-BPGV PRT001 40 2.04 - - oleracea 08758-BPGV PRT001 33 1.07 67 1.43 oleracea A-B-15 ESP026 0 1.14 - - oleracea AN-B-11 ESP026 0 0.71 80 1.33 oleracea BRS0442 ESP009 80 1.90 - - oleracea C-B-52 ESP026 0 0.71 80 0.63 * oleracea CGN06903 NLD037 20 0.48 100 1.79 oleracea CGN07149 NLD037 40 0.82 20 1.76 oleracea CGN15773 NLD037 25 0.86 40 2.04 * oleracea CGN18947 NLD037 25 1.14 - - oleracea CL-B-47 ESP026 40 0.00 20 1.19 oleracea G-B-2 ESP026 20 0.95 50 0.48 * oleracea HRIGRU 12789 GBR006 40 0.98 40 2.86 oleracea HRIGRU 2075 GBR006 40 1.63 - - oleracea HRIGRU 4293 GBR006 20 0.95 60 1.79 oleracea HRIGRU 4496 GBR006 0 2.38 75 1.88 oleracea HRIGRU 4520 GBR006 20 2.86 - - oleracea HRIGRU 7234 GBR006 50 3.62 - - oleracea HRIGRU 7338 GBR006 50 1.67 - - oleracea HRIGRU 7343 GBR006 67 0.86 40 1.63 oleracea HRIGRU 7795 GBR006 - - 20 0.62 * oleracea HRIGRU 7797 GBR006 33 1.93 - - oleracea HRIGRU 8694 GBR006 60 1.61 - - oleracea HRIGRU 8705 GBR006 50 1.14 - - oleracea HRIGRU 8707 GBR006 60 1.25 - - oleracea HRIGRU 8714 GBR006 20 1.19 - - oleracea HRIGRU 8724 GBR006 40 1.55 - - oleracea HRIGRU 9156 GBR006 0 0.00 0 0.00 oleracea K 8025 DEU146 75 2.08 - - oleracea K 8788 DEU146 20 1.19 - - oleracea K 9249 DEU146 40 1.22 - - oleracea K 9403 DEU146 75 1.02 - - oleracea K 9999 DEU146 0 0.64 60 0.11 * oleracea kimmeridge WUR 0 0.00 50 0.38 * oleracea NGB16241 SWE002 0 0.00 40 1.02 oleracea NGB21657 SWE002 25 0.57 25 2.00 oleracea old hanny WUR 0 8.57 - - oleracea PL174872 POL003 25 2.57 - - oleracea PL174873 POL003 0 1.81 0 0.00 * oleracea PL174879 POL003 0 0.00 0 0.06 * oleracea PL174928 POL003 25 0.29 0 0.00 * oleracea Ro-101 JPN059 0 0.21 80 0.89 * oleracea ROM007-14937 ROM007 60 2.68 - - oleracea ROM007-14938 ROM007 0 3.57 - - oleracea ROM007-14963 ROM007 40 1.22 - - oleracea SASASC1348 GBR165 20 2.00 - - oleracea SASASC1365 GBR165 0 2.86 60 0.54 * oleracea SASASC1726 GBR165 0 0.00 25 1.43 oleracea wild winspil WUR 0 3.71 20 1.43 rapa CGN13927 NLD037 0 0.00 100 1.64 rapa CGN15196 NLD037 40 2.04 - - rupestris BRA 2851 DEU146 60 0.57 0 0.17 * rupestris K 10259 DEU146 20 1.19 - - rupestris K 10260 DEU146 25 0.86 - - rupestris K 6877 DEU146 - - 20 0.05 * rupestris K 7690 DEU146 20 0.71 20 1.76 spinescens K 8823 DEU146 0 0.00 - - villosa Bol2009-0088 WUR 25 0.23 40 0.45 * villosa Bra 2922 DEU146 0 0.00 0 0.00 * villosa BRA 2923 DEU146 80 0.76 33 0.57 * villosa CGN14116 NLD037 40 0.20 60 0.32 * villosa HRIGRU 6848 GBR006 0 0.00 100 0.09 * villosa K 10263 DEU146 75 0.00 - - villosa K 6926 DEU146 0 0.00 20 0.81 * villosa Vill-1 JPN059 0 0.29 40 0.65 * FAO code; Institute code where the accession is maintained according to the EURISCO descriptor list in the ECPGR Brassica Database. Asterisks indicate putative resistant accessions that were selected for the third and final screening. Additional file 2. Whitefly performance third and final screening on selected putative resistant accessions under field conditions in twelve week old plant material. Third cycle FAO Material Species Accession Survival (%) Oviposition rate code abcde landrace oleracea 396 FRA010 24 0.20 abcdef f abcde abcdefghi landrace oleracea 426 FRA010 59 0.65 f j 5022018 landrace oleracea RUS001 0 a 0.01 ab * 94 landrace oleracea 502202336 RUS001 3 abc 0.17 abcdef * landrace oleracea 502202357 RUS001 0 a 0.00 a * abcde landrace oleracea 04393-BPGV PRT001 79 1.73 hij f abcde abcdefghi landrace oleracea A HRV044 36 0.48 * f j abcdefghi landrace oleracea BRA 1191 DEU146 96 cdef 1.07 j abcde abcdefghi landrace oleracea BRA 1430 DEU146 58 1.04 f j abcde landrace oleracea BRA 1556 DEU146 18 0.21 abcdef * f abcde landrace oleracea BRA 1562 DEU146 18 0.07 abcde * f landrace oleracea BRA 1568 DEU146 0 ab 0.00 a * abcde landrace oleracea BRA 1749 DEU146 74 1.21 cdefghij f landrace oleracea BRA 2846 DEU146 3 abc 0.23 abcdefg * abcde landrace oleracea BRA 379 DEU146 21 0.05 abc * f landrace oleracea BRS-0174 ESP009 91 cdef 1.94 ij abcde landrace oleracea BRS-0223 ESP009 60 1.40 fghij f abcde abcdefghi landrace oleracea BRS0494 ESP009 29 0.64 f j abcdefghi landrace oleracea C-B-52 ESP026 100 ef 0.99 j landrace oleracea CGN07007 NLD037 0 ab 0.01 ab * landrace oleracea CGN07026 NLD037 0 ab 0.00 a * abcde abcdefghi landrace oleracea CGN07131 NLD037 47 0.51 f j landrace oleracea CGN14080 NLD037 9 abcde 1.15 bcdefghij * abcde abcdefghi landrace oleracea CGN17273 NLD037 26 0.44 f j landrace oleracea CR 2361 DEU271 0 ab 0.00 a * abcde abcdefghi landrace oleracea CR 2384 DEU271 23 0.77 f j abcde abcdefghi landrace oleracea CR 2390 DEU271 46 0.90 f j landrace oleracea CR 2590 DEU271 85 cdef 2.06 j abcdefghi landrace oleracea G-B-2 ESP026 92 cdef 0.82 j HRIGRU abcdefghi landrace oleracea GBR006 87 cdef 0.54 11516 j HRIGRU abcde abcdefghi landrace oleracea GBR006 37 0.89 12182 f j HRIGRU abcde abcdefghi landrace oleracea GBR006 75 0.89 4302 f j HRIGRU abcde abcdefghi landrace oleracea GBR006 65 1.02 4495 f j HRIGRU landrace oleracea GBR006 96 cdef 1.77 hij 4502 HRIGRU abcde abcdefghi landrace oleracea GBR006 66 0.80 4515 f j HRIGRU landrace oleracea GBR006 98 def 1.30 efghij 4528 HRIGRU abcde abcdefghi landrace oleracea GBR006 71 1.02 5688 f j HRIGRU landrace oleracea GBR006 82 bcdef 1.75 hij 6223 HRIGRU landrace oleracea GBR006 3 abc 0.00 a * 6566 HRIGRU abcde abcdefghi landrace oleracea GBR006 69 0.42 6568 f j HRIGRU landrace oleracea GBR006 100 def 1.65 ghij 9448 HRIGRU landrace oleracea GBR006 100 f 1.20 cdefghij 9490 HRIGRU abcde landrace oleracea GBR006 25 1.48 fghij 9574 f landrace oleracea PL174873 POL003 7 abcd 0.16 abcdef * landrace oleracea PL174879 POL003 3 abc 0.00 a * SASASC136 abcde abcdefghi landrace oleracea GBR165 60 1.05 5 f j abcde abcdefghi wild oleracea 57071 GBR004 20 1.03 f j abcde abcdefghi wild oleracea 92483 GBR004 26 0.54 f j BOL2010- abcde wild oleracea WUR 18 0.03 abc * 0437 f abcde wild oleracea BRA 2401 DEU146 62 1.28 defghij f abcde abcdefghi wild oleracea CGN14037 NLD037 61 0.51 * f j abcdefghi wild oleracea kimmeridge WUR 7 abcd 0.51 * j wild oleracea Ro-101 JPN059 89 cdef 0.37 abcdefghi * wild cretica K 6631 DEU146 88 cdef 1.49 fghij relative wild Bol2009- abcde fruticulosa WUR 80 1.42 fghij relative 0082 f wild incana BRA 2856 DEU146 0 a 0.00 ab * relative wild HRIGRU incana GBR006 82 bcdef 1.65 ghij relative 6691 wild abcde incana Inc-1 JPN059 48 0.06 abcd relative f wild abcdefghi macrocarpa K 7635 DEU146 86 cdef 0.94 relative j wild abcde abcdefghi montana BRA 1644 DEU146 44 0.92 relative f j wild abcde abcdefghi montana K 7220 DEU146 65 0.51 * relative f j wild montana K 8380 DEU146 95 cdef 1.49 fghij relative wild abcdefghi montana K 9404 DEU146 91 cdef 0.64 * relative j wild abcde abcdefghi rupestris BRA 2851 DEU146 59 0.86 relative f j wild abcde abcdefghi rupestris K 6877 DEU146 31 1.04 relative f j wild Bol2009- abcde villosa WUR 28 0.29 abcdefgh relative 0088 f wild abcde villosa Bra 2922 DEU146 25 0.29 abcdefgh * relative f wild abcde abcdefghi villosa BRA 2923 DEU146 13 0.88 relative f j wild abcde abcdefghi villosa CGN14116 NLD037 81 0.79 relative f j wild villosa K 6926 DEU146 3 abc 0.36 abcdefgh * relative wild abcde villosa Vill-1 JPN059 61 0.25 abcdefg relative f Multiple comparisons were made within columns between the accessions: means without corresponding letters in the same column are significantly different as determined by Fisher’s LSD (P < 0.05). FAO code; Institute code where the accession is maintained according to the EURISCO descriptor list in the ECPGR Brassica Database. Asterisks indicate accessions that were significantly not different from complete resistance..