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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.

Ludwig

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

SAATZUCHT DONAU GES.M.B.H. & COKG

AT FR HR HU PL SI
15 records

LG Ascona

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Limagrain Europe, F

BG FR HU IT RO
15 records

LG Arnova

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Limagrain Europe, F

BG FR IT SK UA
16 records

Lg Arecibo

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Limagrain Europe SA (FR)

BG FR HR HU IT RO
13 records

LG Aneri

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Limagrain Europe, FR

HU RO SK UA
13 records

KWS Collada

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

KWS Lochow

AT EE LT NL PL UA
10 records

Kapitol

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Secobra Saatzucht

DK EE LT NL PL
15 records

Faxe

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Sejet Planteforaedling I,S

EE LT PL SE UA
13 records

Estivus

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Strube Research GmbH&Co KG

AT BE PL UA
11 records

Apache

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Nickerson SA (FR)

BG FR HR RO
15 records

Amicus

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Saatzucht Donau, A

HR HU RO SI
14 records

Activus

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Saatzucht Donau GmbH & Co.KG

AT HU RO SK UA
14 records

SY Moisson

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Syngenta Seeds, F

FR HR IT
11 records

Stromboli

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

SARL ADRIEN MOMONT ET FILS, FR

FR HR IT SK UA
13 records

Somtuoso CS

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

LIDEA FRANCE SAS

FR HR IT UA
11 records

Solindo CS

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Frantz Boudet

FR HR IT UA
12 records

Ponticus

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Strube-Dieckmann GmbH&Co.KG

EE LT LU PL UA
13 records

LG Optimist

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

LIMAGRAIN EUROPE

BE EE NL PL SK UA
12 records

LG Armstrong

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Limagrain Europe, F

BG FR HU RO
12 records

KWS Starlight

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Reiner, Bothe Erhard, Ebmeyer

EE LT LU NL UA
14 records

KWS Ozon

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

LOCHOW-PETKUS

BE DK LT PL
10 records

KWS Lazuli

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

SARL ADRIEN MOMONT ET FILS, FR

FR IT UA
13 records

KWS Eternel

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

KWS Momont, F

FR HR IT SK
11 records

Harenda

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

MHR SEEDS LIMITED

EE LT NL PL
14 records

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