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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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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.

Rorkal

Active

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'aliment (FR)/Agri Obtentions SA (FR)

FR
3 records

Requiem

Active

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'aliment (FR)/Agri Obtentions SA (FR)

FR
2 records

Refren

Protection expired

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Hodowla Roslin Smolice Sp.z o.o Grupa IHAR

PL
3 records

Renora

Application submitted

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

HAZERA SEEDS BV

ES
2 records

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

Pischinger Leopold

AT
2 records

Rinot

Active

Vitis L. · Grapevine

Prof. Ing. Vilém Kraus, CSc. (CZ)/Doc. Ing. Miloš Michlovský, CSc. (CZ)/Lubomír Glos (CZ)/Vlastimil Peřina (CZ)

CZ
3 records

Resisdom

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

NL
4 records

Renegade

Active

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.

NL
2 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Lohvynenko Valentyna Fedorivna, Morhun Volodymyr Vasylovych, Basanets` Hanna Stepanivna, Vlasenko Volodymyr Anatoliiovych, Kolomiiets` Lidiia Andriivna, Zhyvotkov Leonid Oleksandrovych, Shelepov Volodymyr Vasyl`ovych, Remeslo Volodymyr Vasyl`ovych,

UA
3 records

Refleks

Active

Avena sativa L. · Oat

Hodowla Roslin Strzelce Sp z.o.o. Grupa IHAR

PL
5 records

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Dalival SAS (FR)

FR
3 records

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

UNITED GENETICS SEEDS CO

PT
3 records

Regina

Withdrawn

Gerbera L. · Gerbera

Boerlage, P.

IT
2 records

Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai · Watermelon

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

NL
2 records

Rivoli

Active

Raphanus sativus L. var. sativus · Radish

Bejo Zaden B.V.

NL
3 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

RAGT 2N S.A.S

PL
3 records

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

RAGT 2N S.A.S

AT
3 records

Red Gold

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

SHELL F.A. (US)

FR
2 records

Red Sun

Active

Beta vulgaris Garden Beet Group · Garden beet

UNITED GENETICS SEEDS CO

PT
2 records

Rapidena

Active

Avena sativa L. · Oat

SEMILLAS BATLLE, S.A.

ES
3 records

RIBOL

Active

Vitis L. · Grapevine

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE, FR

FR
2 records

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