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Diseases

Powdery mildew

Erysiphales

Powdery mildew is a fungal disease manifesting as a white web-like coating on plant organs, leading to tissue necrosis, fruit deformation, and significant crop losses.

Mentioned in descriptions 33 570 varieties reference book.

Powdery mildew is caused by ectoparasitic fungi of the order Erysiphales, which develop primarily on the surface of leaves, shoots, and fruits. The initial white web-like coating eventually densifies into "powdery" cushions, upon which fungal fruiting bodies may form as dark spots. As a result of the infection, tissues turn yellow and become necrotic, fruits may crack, and leaves drop prematurely.

The intensity of disease development depends on a complex of factors: high relative humidity, moderate temperatures, the presence of dense canopy, and excessive nitrogen nutrition. Risks increase with alternating dry and wet weather. The harmfulness of the disease is expressed in a reduction of the leaf assimilation area, deterioration of crop quality, and a decrease in the general winter hardiness of crops.

Assessment of variety resistance is conducted under field conditions at various stages of vegetation, most often during the full heading phase. To classify the degree of infection, scoring systems or intensity scales in percentages are used, where varieties with up to 10% infection are considered highly resistant (R), 11 to 40% as moderately resistant (M), and more than 41% as susceptible (S). Variety resistance is ensured by genetic mechanisms that prevent colonization by the pathogen or limit the development of its mycelium.

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Varieties that feature this in their description

Selection based on the description text, not official resistance ratings: such data is not available in registers. Mention indicates that the trait is discussed in the variety's sources; see the variety's profile for details on what is specifically stated.

Poulfair

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Poulsen Roser Aps (DK)

DK FR IT
3 records

Multum

Protection expired

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

J.ADAM

ES FR
5 records

Noveta

Protection expired

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

WIERSUM PLANTBREEDING B.V.

DE DK NL
4 records

Liberta

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. ssp. italicum (A. Br.) Volkart · Italian ryegrass

D.SAATVEREDELUNG LIPPSTAD

ES LU
3 records

Ludwig

Active

Triticum aestivum L. subsp. aestivum · Bread wheat

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

AT CZ DE
4 records

Lowadis

Terminated

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

Van Waveren Pflanzenzucht (DE)

FR HR IT
3 records

Kumpel

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

SECOBRA RECHERCHES S.A.S

NL
5 records

Lindos

Terminated

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Strube Saatzucht KG Söllingen

AT DK
5 records

Khafra

Protection expired

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Florimond Desprez

HU IT
3 records

Korlunta

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

W. Kordes Sohne Rosenschulen GmbH & Co KG| DE

DE FR IT
3 records

Furmint

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

INCONNU (FR)

FR SK UA
3 records

Karabol

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Deutsche Saatveredelung AG - DSV (DE)

FR
4 records

Humulus lupulus L. · Common hop

Franz Gmelch / Herbert Ehrmaier / Dr. Johann Maier in Bayerische Landesanstalt für Bodenkultur und Pflanzenbau,Abschnitt Hopfen

DE HU SI
3 records

Fedor

Terminated

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

W. von Borries-Eckendorf GmbH & Co.KG

PL
4 records

Ferret

Active

Beta vulgaris L. · Beet

SESVanderhave NV

AT SK
4 records

Flocke

Withdrawn

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Berthold Bauer (DE)

DE DK FR
3 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

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

LT
4 records

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

Land Baden-Württemberg, vertreten durch Staatliche Lehr- und Versuchs- anstalt für Wein- und Obstbau

BG DE SK
4 records

Delblue

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Pepinieres et Roseraies Georges Delbard| FR

FR IT NL
3 records

AMAZONE

Terminated

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

JOSEF BREUN

DK ES FR
5 records

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Gospodarstwo Szkółkarskie Andrzej i Szymon Nowakowscy

NL PL
7 records

Zanubia

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

KUHN

ES NL
3 records

Triticum aestivum L. subsp. aestivum · Bread wheat

Secobra Saatzucht

AT CZ DE
3 records

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