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Diseases

Fusarium Wilt of Flax

Linum usitatissimum L.

Fusarium wilt of flax is a dangerous tracheomycosis caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lini, manifesting as either wilt or boll infection. Resistance in cultivars is provided by dominant Fu genes 1 through 12, the effectiveness of which depends on temperature.

In the reference 86 varieties crop Common flax, where this is mentioned in the description.

The primary pathogen is Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lini, which penetrates the vascular system through the roots, although other Fusarium species causing tissue and boll damage are also encountered. The disease manifests in two forms: tracheomycotic wilt, in which the tops curl, leaves turn yellow, and stems become brown, and surface infection, which leads to underdeveloped bolls with the formation of a pink coating.

In breeding practice, sets of differential cultivars and highly aggressive monoisolates, such as No. 39, are used to identify pathogen races. Genetic control of resistance is carried out by a series of dominant genes, designated Fu with the corresponding serial number. However, the expressivity of these resistance genes may decrease when air temperatures rise above 25 °C.

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

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Varieties of Common flax 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.

Oléane

Active

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

Terre de Lin Sca (FR)

FR
5 records

Alpaga

Active

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

Linéa Semences de Lin G.I.E.

FR
6 records

Trésor

Active

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

Linéa Semences de Lin G.I.E.

FR
5 records

Ideo

Active

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

Linéa Semences de Lin G.I.E.

FR
7 records

Kastyciai

Terminated

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro filialas Žemdirbystės institutas

LT LV
5 records

Marquise

Active

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

Linéa Semences de Lin G.I.E.

FR
6 records

Eole

Protection expired

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

Lin 2000 SCA (FR)/Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (FR)

FR
7 records

Modran

Active

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

Instytut Wlokien Naturalnych

LT SK
4 records

Omegalin

Active

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

Terre de Lin Sca (FR)

FR
6 records

Success

Active

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

Linéa Semences de Lin G.I.E.

FR
6 records

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

Wiersum Plantbreeding B.V. (NL)

FR
5 records

Mérinos

Active

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

Linéa Semences de Lin G.I.E.

FR
4 records

Maxigold

Terminated

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

SCHNOCK MARTIN| Dr. Martin G. Schnock (+)

DE
4 records

Aurore

Terminated

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

Cooperative Liniere de Fontaine-Cany

FR
5 records

Opaline

Terminated

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

Cooperative Agricole Liniere (FR)/Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (FR)

FR
4 records

Lutea

Protection expired

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

Cooperative Liniere de Fontaine Cany (FR)

FR
4 records

Montdor

Active

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

Linéa Semences de Lin G.I.E.

FR
4 records

Promeo

Active

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

GIE Linea Semences de lin (FR)

FR
3 records

Végéa

Active

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

GIE Linea Semences de lin (FR)

FR
3 records

WPB Iris

Active

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

Wiersum Plantbreeding B.V. (NL)

FR
4 records

Blizzard

Terminated

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

GIE Linea Semences de lin (FR)/Agri Obtentions SA (FR)

FR
4 records

Parméo

Active

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

Linéa Semences de Lin G.I.E.

FR
4 records

Ambre

Active

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

GIE Linea Semences de lin (FR)

FR
3 records

Dauréa

Active

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

Linéa Semences de Lin G.I.E.

FR
4 records