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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.

Makrodur

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Südwestdeutsche Saatzucht GmbH&Co.KG

DE
5 records

Montale

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

CO.NA.SE SOC.COOP.AGR

IT
5 records

Giulio

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

S.I.S. SOCIETA' ITALIANA SEMENTI

IT
5 records

Incanto

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

CO.NA.SE SOC.COOP.AGR

IT
5 records

Maciste

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

ISEA S.R.L

IT
5 records

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Syngenta Participations AG

IT
6 records

Egeo

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Societa Produttori Sementi S.p.A

IT
5 records

Durobonus

Terminated

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Saatzucht Donau GmbH & Co.KG

AT FR
5 records

Sambadur

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Saatzucht Donau GmbH & Co.KG

AT
5 records

RGT Monbecur

Terminated

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

RAGT 2N S.A.S

FR
5 records

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Caussade Semences SA (FR)/HARDOUIN Jean Pierre (FR)

FR
5 records

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

SAATZUCHT DONAU GESMBH&COKG

AT IT
4 records

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Cereal Research non-profit Ltd.co (HU)

HR HU
4 records

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

S.I.S. SOCIETA' ITALIANA SEMENTI

IT
5 records

Saadi

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE, FR

FR IT
6 records

Duramant

Terminated

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Christof Immanuel Kling

DE
5 records

Verace

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Syngenta Participations AG

IT
5 records

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

RAGT 2N S.A.S

IT
5 records

Exeldur

Terminated

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Groupement Agricole Essonnois (FR)

FR IT
5 records

Plinio

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

IT MT
4 records

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

MAIZE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (ZEMUN POLSE)

GR
3 records

Summa

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

VOLPE DOTT. GIUSEPPE

IT
3 records

Fortore

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

CREA-CENTRO DI RICERCA INGEGNERIA E TRASFORMAZIONI AGROALIMENTARI (CREA-IT-RM)

IT
3 records

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Florimond Desprez Veuve et Fils, FR

FR
4 records