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Diseases

Downy mildew of sunflower

Helianthus annuus L.

A systemic disease of sunflower caused by the oomycete Plasmopara halstedii, which persists in the soil for up to 8 years and infects the plant through the root system.

In the reference 905 varieties crop Sunflower, where this is mentioned in the description.

The pathogen Plasmopara halstedii is capable of forming more than 30 races, of which 330, 334, 710, and 730 are the most common in Russia. The pathogen penetrates the plant at early growth stages, causing stunting, chlorotic spots along the leaf veins, and the appearance of white felt-like mycelium on the underside of the leaves. The disease can lead to underdeveloped flower heads and empty achenes.

Up to six forms of infection manifestation are distinguished, ranging from early seedling death to latent infection, the symptoms of which only become visible by the flowering stage. In breeding for resistance to the pathogen, Pl genes are used (e.g., Pl6, Pl8, Plarg, Pl5+). Since the pathogen mutates actively, the most effective method of control is the development of genotypes with a combination of these genes to provide protection against a broad spectrum of races.

General information about the subject — on the page Downy mildew.

Sources8

Varieties of Sunflower 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.

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Syngenta Participations AG| CH

FR IT RO
7 records

Raptor

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Miklic Vladimir Jocic Sinisa Dusanic NenadSandra Cvejic Milan Jockovic Zaitsev Oleksii Kovalov Volodymyr

FR IT UA
6 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

NUSEED EUROPE

FR IT UA
7 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Remy ROUANET

BG IT UA
6 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

MAS Seeds,FR

FR IT UA
6 records

MAS 850B

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

PETIARD Benoit

IT RO UA
6 records

N4l467 E

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Nuseed Spain sl

FR IT SK
5 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

NUSEED EUROPE

FR IT UA
7 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Saaten Union Romania, RO

RO UA
6 records

Terra

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Zhan-Liuk Madef

ES UA
7 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Institut za ratarstvo i povrtarstvo, Novi Sad

SK UA
7 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Saaten Union, RO

RO UA
8 records

MAS 85IR

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

MAS SEEDS

ES FR IT SK
4 records

P64he117

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION

IT SK
6 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

RAGT 2N S.A.S

IT UA
5 records

Sanluca RM

Protection expired

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Novartis Seeds AG (CH)

FR UA
4 records

Sores ST

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

MAS SEEDS

IT UA
5 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

LABOULET SEMENCES

IT UA
4 records

Suoka

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

ES PT
4 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

RAGT 2N S.A.S

FR IT
5 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

RAGT 2N S.A.S

FR IT
5 records

Rapid

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Tsevma Volodymyr Mykolaiovych, Doroshevskyi Oleksandr Volodymyrovych,

IT UA
6 records

LG50486

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Remy ROUANET

IT UA
5 records

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