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Diseases

Sclerotinia Wilt of Sunflower

Helianthus annuus L.

A fungal disease of sunflower caused by the pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, manifesting in root, basal, stem, and head rot forms, leading to tissue decay and crop destruction.

In the reference 549 varieties crop Sunflower, where this is mentioned in the description.

The causative agent of the disease is the ascomycete fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, which forms sclerotia that remain viable in the soil for 8–12 years. The pathogen does not have a widely accepted system of races; however, its populations are heterogeneous in terms of aggressiveness and morphological traits.

The disease manifests in four forms: root rot, which causes seedling death; basal rot, leading to plant wilting during the vegetative phase; stem rot, accompanied by tissue shredding; and the most damaging head rot, in which mycelium infects the flower heads and seeds.

There are no sunflower varieties completely immune to white rot. Plant resistance is a polygenic trait, therefore, in breeding, it is not the presence of specific genes that is evaluated, but the level of hybrid tolerance, expressed in points.

General information about the subject — on the page White mold.

Sources8

Varieties of Sunflower mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.

P64HH167

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION US

AT FR IT
7 records

P63LL156

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION

RO SK UA
7 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA

IT SK UA
7 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Euralis Semences, Mondonville FR

HU SK UA
7 records

ES Rosa

Protection expired

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Euralis Semences FR

FR IT SK
6 records

ES Lena

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Euralis Semences FR

AT FR IT
6 records

ES Columbella

Protection expired

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Soltis (FR)

AT CZ FR
5 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Euralis Semences

BG RO UA
7 records

Alisson

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Rustica Prograin Genetique SA (FR)

AT FR IT
10 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Pierre GARRAUD

IT RO UA
6 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Ragt 2n, F

IT UA
7 records

SY Kiara

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

SYNGENTA FRANCE S.A.S.

PT UA
8 records

Sirocco

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Jose Carlos Ramos Aguilar

IT UA
6 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

SYNGENTA SEEDS A.G.

ES UA
6 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Sud Cereales (FR)

ES FR
5 records

P64LE168

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION

RO UA
7 records

Pr64a29

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Pioneer Overseas Cor, USA

HR HU
6 records

NS Knez

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Radeka Ilija, Miklic Vladimir, Miladinovic Dragana, Cvejic Sandra, Jocic Sinisa,

RO UA
8 records

NS Felix

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

SINISA JOCIC / SANDRA CVEJIC / VELIMIR RADIC / VLADIMIR MIKLIC / NENAD DUSANIC / DRAGANA MILADINOVIC

RO UA
7 records

P64LE119

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Sadik El Sayed

ES UA
9 records

Leila

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

EURALIS SEMILLAS, S.A.

BG ES
8 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Lidea France SAS, F

BG UA
8 records

Blade

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

MAS Seeds, F

IT UA
7 records

Alexa SU

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Saaten Union, RO

RO UA
8 records

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