Diseases

Loose smut of Triticum monococcum L.

Triticum monococcum L.

The primary disease of Triticum monococcum L. is loose smut, caused by the fungus Ustilago tritici. The crop also shows low susceptibility to pathogens of common bunt of the genus Tilletia, which makes it a potential source of resistance for common wheat breeding.

In the reference 6 varieties crop Einkorn wheat, where this is mentioned in the description.

The causal agent of loose smut in einkorn wheat is the fungus Ustilago tritici. The disease manifests during the heading stage, when the tissues of the ovaries and glumes of the spike are destroyed, transforming into a black, powdery mass of teliospores, which corresponds to the classical symptoms of the pathogen.

Regarding common bunt caused by fungi of the genus Tilletia, such as Tilletia caries, the species Triticum monococcum demonstrates extremely low susceptibility. In this regard, this wheat is viewed by breeders primarily as a potential donor of resistance genes, used in the development of varieties for more demanding wheat species.

General information about the subject — on the page Smut.

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Varieties of Einkorn 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.