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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.

Vettore

Terminated

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

CERMIS C/O FONDAZIONE GIUSTINIANI BANDINI

IT
3 records

Bracco

Terminated

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

PIONEER HI-BRED INT

IT
4 records

Taganrog

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

MAL'ChIKOV PETR NIKOLAEVICh / MYaSNIKOVA MARINA GERMANOVNA / NATOLI VINCENZO

4 records

Elpida

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

HAO-DEMETER - Cereal Institute

GR
3 records

Homer

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

APSOVSEMENTI S.P.A. / CO.NA.SE. CONSORZIO NAZIONALE SEMENTI S.R.L.

IT
3 records

Riccodur

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Saatzucht Donau GmbH & Co.KG

AT
4 records

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

GENETIC SERVICES S.R.L.

IT
3 records

Semperdur

Terminated

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Probstdorfer Saatzucht Ges.m.b.H & Co KG

AT
4 records

Grecale

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Societa Produttori Sementi S.p.A

IT
5 records

Formidou

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Florimond Desprez Veuve et Fils, FR

FR
4 records

Italo

Terminated

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

GIOVANNI MOSCONI

IT
3 records

Pharaon

Terminated

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Eurodur S.A.

FR
4 records

Zetae

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

VENTUROLI SEMENTI S.R.L.

IT
4 records

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

S.I.S. SOCIETA' ITALIANA SEMENTI

IT
4 records

Metis

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Hodowla Roslin Smolice Sp.z o.o Grupa IHAR

FR PL
3 records

Campodoro

Terminated

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

E.N.E.A. E I.S.E.A. VIA MARCONI - FALCONARA M.MA (AN)

IT
3 records

Bourbon

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

GENETIC SERVICES S.R.L.

IT
5 records

SY Cysco

Protection expired

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Syngenta Seeds SAS, FR

FR
5 records

Picodur

Terminated

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

GAE Recherche SA (FR)

FR
4 records

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Limagrain Europe S.A.S

ES
4 records

Komnata

Terminated

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Hodowla Roslin Smolice Sp.z o.o Grupa IHAR

PL
4 records

Catone

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

S.I.S. SOCIETA' ITALIANA SEMENTI

IT
4 records

Joyau

Terminated

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Ets Claude Camille Benoist SA (FR)

FR
4 records

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Friedrich Longin

DE
4 records