Alfredo MoralesPeiyong MaZhaodong JiaDania RodríguezIván Javier Pastrana VargasRaquel Muñoz-GonzálezÓscar Palazón MolinaAnia Robaina JiménezY. RodríguezLilián Morales2026-03-222026-03-22202510.3389/fpls.2025.1625810https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2025.1625810https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/46815Citaciones: 1Our study decodes key phenotypic signatures of weevil resistance, providing immediately actionable morphological traits for use in Caribbean breeding programs. The discovery of a resistant genotype with shallow roots indicates the presence of a non-escape, potentially biochemical resistance mechanism. This highlights the critical need for subsequent molecular studies to uncover the complementary genetic and biochemical bases of these defenses.enBiologyGermplasmWeevilResistance (ecology)PhenotypeGeneticsGenotypeIpomoeaKey (lock)Botanyarticle