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Diseases

Barley Smut

Hordeum vulgare L.

A group of fungal diseases of barley caused by the species Ustilago nuda, Ustilago hordei, and Ustilago nigra, in which the spike organs are replaced by a mass of spores.

In the reference 162 varieties crop Barley, where this is mentioned in the description.

Three types of the disease are distinguished in barley: loose smut (pathogen Ustilago nuda), covered or hard smut (Ustilago hordei), and black or false loose smut (Ustilago nigra). With loose smut, the spike turns into a powdery mass, and the infection persists as mycelium within the seed embryo. Covered smut is characterized by a dense mass of spores covered by remnants of glumes, maintaining the shape of the spike until threshing. Black smut is symptomatically similar to loose smut, but the infection is transmitted by teliospores on the seed surface.

Barley smut pathogens possess high racial variability: numerous physiological races have been described for covered smut, and up to 18 for black smut. Genetic resistance to loose smut is controlled by genes of the Un series, in particular, the Un8 gene. Resistance to covered smut is associated with the Ruh1 and aHor2 loci, for which molecular markers are used for identification.

General information about the subject — on the page Smut.

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Varieties of Barley 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.

Scarlett.

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

ULRICH and JOSEF BREUN

AT BE BG CZ DE ES +8
37 records

SOL'DO

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Nordsaat Saatzuchtgesellschaft m.b.H. (DE)

DE EE FR HU IE LT +3
19 records

RGT Planet

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Ragt, F

AT CZ DE DK EE FI +8
45 records

Xanadu

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Saaten-Union

AT CZ DE EE FI FR +7
29 records

Salome

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Saaten-Union

AT CZ DE DK EE FI +7
29 records

Fandaga

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Saaten-Union

CZ EE FI FR HU LT +2
29 records

Traveler

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Secobra, F

CZ DE FR LT UA
28 records

Beatrix

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Nordsaat Saatzuchtgesellschaft mbH

AT CZ DE DK EE FI +6
26 records

Explorer

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

VRDOLJAK GUSTAVO OMAR

CZ DE FR LT SK UA
28 records

Kangoo

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Limagrain Nederland B.V.

AT CZ DE FR HR LT +3
21 records

KWS Jessie

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

KWS LOCHOW GMBH, DE

AT CZ DE FI FR LT +4
22 records

Bente

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Saaten-Union

CZ DE DK EE FR HU +3
26 records

LG Belcanto

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

LIMAGRAIN EUROPE

CZ DE EE FR LT NL +3
19 records

Calcule

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

STRENG, STEFAN| Dr. Stefan Streng (Saatzuchtwirtschaft Streng)

AT CZ DE DK EE FR +4
21 records

MARESI 

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

LOCHOW-PETKUS

AT DE DK EE HU NL +2
20 records

Henni

Protection expired

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

NORDSAAT Saatzuchtgesellschaft mbH - Zuchtstation Gudow - Herrn Dr. Eberhard Laubach

DE DK EE IE LT LV +1
22 records

Auriga

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

NORDSAAT SAATZUCHT

DE EE ES FI HU LT +1
16 records

Kornelija

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Institute of Agricultural Resources and Economics, Stende Research Centre, "Dizzemes", Dizstende

EE FI LT LV PL
12 records

Hirondella

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Claus Einfeldt

CZ DK FR RO UA
13 records

Azrah

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Stefan Streng

AT CZ PL UA
12 records

Yoda

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

SAATZUCHT JOSEF BREUN GMBH and CO.KG

DE EE FI FR LT UA
17 records

Claudia

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

TONI HEIDENREICH

AT DK HR HU SK UA
12 records

Viskosa

Terminated

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

RICHTER| Edelgard Richter in Fa. NORDSAAT Saatzucht- gesellschaft mbH

AT DE EE FI FR
14 records

Steffi

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Saatzucht Dr. J. Ackermann & Co

AT DE DK ES IT
12 records