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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.

Cristina

Terminated

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

MARINESCU IOANAPOPESCU FLOREAVASILE IOANA

RO
3 records

Iceberg

Terminated

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

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

FR
4 records

Artemida

Active

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

Instytut Wlokien Naturalnych

LT
3 records

Stéréo

Active

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

Linéa Semences de Lin G.I.E.

FR
4 records

Saskia

Terminated

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

Kweekbedrijf-Zpc (NL)

FR NL
4 records

Omega

Active

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

North Dakota State University

AT
4 records

Geria

Terminated

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR CEREALS

4 records

Cleo

Active

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

Linéa Semences de Lin G.I.E.

FR
4 records

Bethune

Terminated

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

University of Saskatchewan

3 records

Dangiai

Terminated

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro filialas Žemdirbystės institutas

LT
3 records

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

Crop Production Services Canada Inc.

SE
3 records

Valotech

Active

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

Linéa Semences de Lin G.I.E.

FR
4 records

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

ROZhMINA TAT'YaNA ALEKSANDROVNA / PONAZhEV VLADIMIR PAVLOVICh / RYZhOV ALEKSANDR IVANOVICh / KISELEVA TAT'YaNA SERGEEVNA / GOLUBEVA LYuDMILA MIHAJLOVNA / GOLUBEV ANDREJ EVGEN'EVICh / ShchERBAKOVA LYuDMILA ALEKSANDROVNA

UA
4 records

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

Slisarchuk Mykola Vitaliiovych, Pyvovar Tetiana Mykolaivna, Lisovyi Oleksandr Borysovych, Drozd Oleksandr Mykolaiovych, Dynnyk Vasyl` Polikarpovych, Holovenko Valentyna Ivanivna,

UA
3 records

Symphonia

Protection expired

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

Cooperative Liniere de Fontaine-Cany

3 records

Vita

Active

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

RUP «INSTITUT LNA»

LT
2 records

Kreola

Protection expired

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

DE-VAU| De-Vau-Ge Gesundkostwerk GmbH

DE
3 records

AC LINORA

Withdrawn

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

ES
3 records

Nordica

Terminated

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

Cooperative Liniere de Fontaine-Cany

3 records

Reina

Protection expired

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

Cebeco Handelsraad (NL)

FR
3 records

Star FD

Active

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

RO
3 records

Bonet

Protection expired

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

CZ
4 records

Natasja

Protection expired

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

FR HR SK
3 records

Vasilelin

Protection expired

Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax

RO
3 records