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Diseases

Fusarium Head Blight of Soft Wheat

Triticum aestivum L.

A complex disease of wheat caused by fungi of the genus Fusarium, affecting all plant organs and most characteristically manifesting as premature bleaching of the spike and a specific fungal growth on the ear.

In the reference 993 varieties crop Bread wheat, where this is mentioned in the description.

The pathogens of the disease are species of Fusarium graminearum, F. culmorum, F. poae, F. avenaceum, and F. sporotrichioides. The species composition of the complex depends on climatic conditions: F. graminearum dominates in high humidity, whereas F. poae is more common during dry periods.

Symptoms of infection include premature bleaching of individual spikelets or entire ears against the background of healthy plant parts and the formation of pink, orange, or red sporulation growth. Affected grain becomes shriveled, wrinkled, often acquires a pinkish hue, and its embryo frequently dies.

Resistance to Fusarium head blight is polygenically controlled and linked to the Fhb1, Fhb2, Fhb5, and Fhb7 loci. The latter gene, transferred from Thinopyrum elongatum, provides protection by encoding a glutathione S-transferase enzyme that neutralizes the fungus's mycotoxins.

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

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Varieties of Bread wheat 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.

Alegrias

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

APSOVSEMENTI SRL

ES
3 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Marinin Liubov Ivanivna, Lytvynenko Raisa Ivanivna, Kostiuk Stanislav Vasyl`ovych, Parfentiev Mykhailo Hryhorovych, Babaiants Lazar Tihranovych, Reshetnikova Valentyna Semenivna, Ptashenchuk Oleksandr Mykytovych, Honcharuk Nina Oleksandrivna, Lytvynenko M

UA
5 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

KWS MOMONT RECHERCHE SARL, FR

FR
4 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Národné Polnohospodárske a Potravinárske Centrum (NPPC)

SK
5 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

ASUR Plant Breeding S.A.S

FR
4 records

Dubravka

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

PZO Pflanzenzucht Oberlimpurg, DE

HR UA
4 records

KWS Cashel

Terminated

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

KWS UK LTD

4 records

Exsept

Terminated

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Nickerson International Research S.N.C.

DE
6 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Limagrain Europe S.A.S

BE
4 records

Albiano

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

LEMAIRE DEFFONTAINES SEMENCES

IT
3 records

SY Koniko

Terminated

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Syngenta Participations AG

DE
4 records

Agen

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

APSOVSEMENTI S.P.A.

FR
4 records

Struna

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Danko Hodowla Roslin Sp.z.o.o.

PL
5 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centras

LT
4 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Limagrain Europe S.A.S

DE
4 records

Guercino

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

S.I.S. SOCIETA' ITALIANA SEMENTI / SYNGENTA PARTICIPATION AG

IT
3 records

Eldija

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centras

LT
4 records

GK Piacos

Protection expired

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Bona Lajos / Matuz Janos / Beke Bela / Purnhauser Laszlo / Falusi Janos / Petroczi Istvan / Juray Antal / Kazi Ignacne / Kotai Csaba / Sueline Papai Marta

HU
4 records

Grekau

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Agri-Obtentions S.A., Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE)

FR
4 records

Focus

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

South Dakota Board of Regents

FR
5 records

Galloper

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Poljoprivredni Institut Osijek, HR

HR
4 records

Kometus

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

HUBERT KEMPF

DE
4 records

Čipka

Terminated

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Poljoprivredni Institut Osijek, HR

HR
4 records

Pipi

Terminated

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Poljoprivredni Institut Osijek, HR

HR
3 records

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