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Diseases

Fusarium head blight of barley

Hordeum vulgare L.

A fungal disease of barley caused by a complex of Fusarium species, leading to premature bleaching of the spike, shriveled grain, and mycotoxin accumulation.

In the reference 44 varieties crop Barley, where this is mentioned in the description.

The disease is caused by various fungal species: Fusarium graminearum, F. culmorum, F. avenaceum, F. poae, and F. sporotrichioides. The infection manifests between flowering and grain filling as premature bleaching of individual spikelets or parts of the spike. Mycelium develops at the junctions of the glumes, changing in color from white to orange-red over time, which corresponds to the formation of sporodochia.

Infected grain loses its luster, becomes wrinkled and shriveled, and acquires a whitish or pinkish-brown hue. A spiderweb-like coating is often found in the grain crease. With mild development, symptoms may be latent, while the grain remains contaminated with mycotoxins such as deoxynivalenol, zearalenone, and T-2 toxin.

Barley resistance is quantitative and controlled by QTLs located, in particular, on chromosomes 2HL and 4HL. Breeding programs utilize the Schroeder and Christensen classification of resistance, which includes protection against primary infection, spread of the infection within the spike, mycotoxin accumulation, and tolerance.

General information about the subject — on the page Fusarium wilt and blight.

Sources8

Varieties of Barley 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.

Hellana

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Saatbau Linz OÖ. Landes-Saatbaugen.reg.Gen.m.b.H.

AT
5 records

GTE Ahat

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

G. Mihova, S. Tsvetkov, I. Iliev, T. Petkova, V. Ivanova, S. Doneva, I. Ivanova, D. Yordanova, A. Ivanova

BG
4 records

Dram

Terminated

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

ROTHWELL PLANT BREEDERS (GB)/Nickerson SA (FR)

FR SE
5 records

Didzis

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

APP Agroresursu un ekonomikas institūts

LV
4 records

Bitrana

Terminated

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

KOCH E.| Dr. Eberhard Koch in Fa. Saatzucht Bernburg GmbH / LENKE| Petra Lenke in Fa. Saatzucht Bernburg GmbH

DE HU
4 records

Widawa

Terminated

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

KWS Lochow

PL
3 records

Sympax

Terminated

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Hubert Blümel

DE
4 records

STRATEGO

Withdrawn

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

SEJET PLANT BREEDING

DK
2 records

Steptoe

Terminated

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

WASHINGTON STATION

ES
2 records

PRINCESSE

Terminated

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Nordsaat Saatzuchtgesellschaft mbH

DK ES
4 records

Domen

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

NordGen, SE- 230 53 Alnarp

2 records

Diamalta

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

SEMUNDO SAATZUCHT GMBH

DE
5 records

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

John Cowan

UA
2 records

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Biogranum d.o.o. (RS)

BG
2 records

Pedant

Protection expired

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

CZ SK
4 records

Lumar

Terminated

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

CZ
4 records

Lancelot

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

CZ
5 records

Lucius

Withdrawn

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

CZ SK
2 records

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

CZ
5 records

Tyurkoaz

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Dobroudja Agricultural Institute - General Toshevo (BG)

BG
1 record

NORD 16/2321

Terminated

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

LISSY KUNTZE

UA
2 records

Barberousse

Terminated

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Serasem, FR

FR
2 records

BALGA

Terminated

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

LV
1 record