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Diseases

Fusarium head blight — Durum wheat

Triticum durum Desf.

Fusarium head blight is a critically dangerous disease of durum wheat, which exhibits high susceptibility to it due to the specific structure of the spike, open flowering, and the biochemical composition of the grain.

In the reference 137 varieties crop Durum wheat, where this is mentioned in the description.

The disease is caused by fungi of the genus Fusarium, among which the most aggressive to durum wheat are Fusarium graminearum, F. culmorum, F. poae, F. avenaceum, and F. sporotrichioides. The high vulnerability of this crop is due to the dense, awned spike, which traps pathogen spores, as well as the 'naked' grain and increased protein content, which promote mycelial development.

Symptoms manifest as premature bleaching of spikelets and the formation of a pink or orange-red coating on them. Upon infection, the grain becomes shriveled, wrinkled, and loses its vitreousness. Given the lack of highly resistant varieties, durum wheat breeding is focused on the introgression of resistance genes from wild relatives, such as the Fhb7 gene from intermediate wheatgrass, which is responsible for neutralizing trichothecene mycotoxins.

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

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Varieties of Durum 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.

SMH 87

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Hodowla Roslin Smolice Sp.z o.o Grupa IHAR

CZ PL
5 records

Iride

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Tiziano Disaro

ES IT MT PT UA
12 records

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Südwestdeutsche Saatzucht Dr. Hans Rolf Späth

AT DE LU RO UA
11 records

Levante

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

SOCIETA PRODUTTORI SEMENTI S.P.A, IT

BG IT UA
11 records

Obelix

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Syngenta Participations AG

IT UA
10 records

Anvergur

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Serasem, FR

AT FR UA
10 records

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Saatzucht Donau GmbH & Co.KG

AT FR IT UA
12 records

Diadur

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Saatzucht Donau GmbH & Co.KG

AT DE RO UA
10 records

Limbodur

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Saatzucht Donau GmbH & Co.KG

AT DE HR
9 records

Karur

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

RAGT SA (FR)

BG FR HU
7 records

Sculptur

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

RAGT 2n

ES FR IT
8 records

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

RAGT 2N S.A.S

DE FR UA
9 records

Silur

Terminated

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

RAGT SA (FR)

BG FR IT
8 records

Tessadur

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Saatzucht Donau GmbH & Co.KG

AT UA
9 records

Fuego

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Syngenta Participations AG

IT UA
8 records

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

RAGT 2n

ES IT
7 records

Dylan

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

CO.NA.SE SOC.COOP.AGR

IT
6 records

Tiziana

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

CO.NA.SE SOC.COOP.AGR

IT
6 records

Carpio

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Tecnocientifica S.L.

ES IT
7 records

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Florimond Desprez Veuve et Fils, FR

FR
7 records

Helidur

Terminated

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

PROBSTDORFER| Probstdorfer Saatzucht Gesellschaft mbH

AT DE SI
6 records

Tamadur

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Saatzucht Donau GmbH & Co.KG

AT UA
7 records

Durbel

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

SEMILLAS FITO' S.A.

ES IT PT
9 records

Secolo

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Societa Produttori Sementi S.p.A

IT
6 records