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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.

Kirena

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Orliuk Anatolii Pavlovych, Lazer Petro Nartsysovych, Yokich Drahan Radomyrovych, Zhuzha Oleksandr Dmytrovych, Honcharova Kapitalina V'iacheslavivna, Bazalii Halyna Hryhorovna, Bazalii Valerii Vasyl`ovych,

UA
2 records

Krasnopilka

Terminated

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Oksom Volodymyr Polikarpovych, Oksom Liudmyla Leonidivna, Morhun Volodymyr Vasylovych,

UA
2 records

Kryzhynka

Terminated

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Lhvinenko Valentyna Fedorivna, Morhun Volodymyr Vasylovych, Remeslo Volodymyr Vasyl`ovych, Vlasenko Volodymyr Anatoliiovych, Kolomiiets` Lidiia Andriivna, Zhyvotkov Leonid Oleksandrovych, Shelepov Volodymyr Vasyl`ovych,

UA
2 records

Jole

Application submitted

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

GENETIC SERVICES S.R.L.

IT
1 record

Pam'iat`

Terminated

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Kolesnikov Fedir Oleksiiovych, Ablova Iryna Borysivna, Filobok Leontii Petrovych, Kazartseva Alla Tymofiivna, Shurovenkova Liudmyla Ivanivna, Kudriashov Ihor Mykolaiovych, Bespalova Liudmyla Andriivna, Dudka Liubov Fedorivna, Kovtunenko Viktor IAkovych, T

UA
1 record

Zvytiaha

Terminated

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Rodenko Halyna Anatoliivna, Rybalka Oleksandr Illich, Babaiants Olha Vadymivna, Nakonechnyi Mykola IUriiovych, Narhan Tetiana Pavlivna, Fedchenko Volodymyr Pavlovych, Yeryniak Mykola Ivanovych, Lyfenko Savelii Pylypovych,

UA
2 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Chaika Anatolii Mykolaiovych, Dubova Oksana Anatoliivna, Burdeniuk-Tarasevych Larysa Antonivna,

UA
2 records

Maltanka

Terminated

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roslin Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy

PL
2 records

Khmel`nychanka

Terminated

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Dolezhal IAn, Artemchuk Iryna Petrivna, Morhun Volodymyr Vasylovych,

UA
1 record

Parada

Terminated

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roslin Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy

PL
2 records

NS 40 S/00

Terminated

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Boryslav Kobyl`sky, Srbyslav Denchych,

UA
2 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Chaika Anatolii Mykolaiovych, Dubova Oksana Anatoliivna, Burdeniuk-Tarasevych Larysa Antonivna,

UA
2 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Nina Pfeiffer, Erhard Ebmeyer

UA
2 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Makarenko Nataliia Mykolaivna, Chaika Anatolii Mykolaiovych, Dubova Oksana Anatoliivna, Burdeniuk-Tarasevych Larysa Antonivna,

UA
2 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Strube Research GmbH&Co KG

NL
2 records

Livius

Withdrawn

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Semundo B.V.

NL
2 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Humeniuk Oleksandr Volodymyrovych, Holyk Liubov Mykolaivna, Koliuchyi Vasyl` Trokhymovych, Kovalyshyna Hanna Mykolaivna, Basanets` Hanna Stepanivna, Kavunets` Valerii Petrovych, Derhachov Oleksandr Leonidovych, Kyrylenko Vira Viktorivna, Kochmarskyi Valen

UA
2 records

LG Absolu

Withdrawn

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Limagrain Europe, FR

FR
1 record

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Kuzmenko Larysa Anatoliivna, Huba Iryna Ivanivna, Levchenko Olha Serhiivna, Shtakal Mykola Ivanovych, Kaminskyi Viktor Frantsevych, Holyk Liubov Mykolaivna,

UA
2 records

Glenant

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Agri Obtentions SA (FR)/Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (FR)

FR
1 record

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Bertrand Schuling

UA
2 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Ihnatovskyi Oleksandr Oleksandrovych, Khodakova Tetiana Mykolaivna, Reshetnikova Valentyna Semenivna, Aleksieienko IEvhenii Viktorovych, Honcharuk Nina Oleksandrivna, Lytvynenko Raisa Ivanivna, Holub IEvheniia Anatoliivna, Lytvynenko Mykola Antonovych,

UA
2 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Florimond Desprez

IT
1 record

Nikoniia

Terminated

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Piddubnyi Mykola Volodymyrovych, Bredyns`ka Nadiia Stepanivna, Babaiants Lazar Tihranovych, Kheifets Alla Markivna, Fedchenko Volodymyr Pavlovych, Yeriniak Mykola Ivanovych, Lyfenko Savelii Pylypovych, Boridchenko IUrii Oleksandrovych,

UA
1 record

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