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Diseases

Powdery mildew of triticale

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus

A fungal disease of triticale caused by the obligate biotroph Blumeria graminis. It manifests as a white, web-like coating on the above-ground organs of the plant, gradually spreading across all leaf layers.

In the reference 241 varieties crop Triticale, where this is mentioned in the description.

The causative agent of powdery mildew on triticale is the ascomycete Blumeria graminis (DC.) Speer. The fungus affects all aerial parts of the crop, including leaves, leaf sheaths, stems, and heads. Pathogen development begins on the lower leaf canopy, where a white coating forms, subsequently thickening into cottony pads and changing color to yellow-gray or brown. In later stages, cleistothecia—small black fruiting bodies—form on the affected tissues.

Specific race classification of the pathogen for triticale is poorly defined due to the biological characteristics of the crop. In breeding efforts to ensure triticale resistance to the disease, approaches commonly adopted for the parental species—wheat and rye—are used. This takes into account the presence of Pm-series resistance genes inherited from wheat. Despite a general susceptibility to infection under high humidity and moderate temperatures, many triticale varieties exhibit increased resistance compared to wheat.

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

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Varieties of Triticale 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.

Trisocle

Active

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

Florimond Desprez Veuve et Fils, FR

FR
4 records

Balzac

Terminated

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

Lochow-Petkus GmbH (DE)

FR
4 records

Avokado

Active

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

Danko Hodowla Roslin Sp.z.o.o.

PL
4 records

GK Rege

Active

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

Bona Lajos / Matuz Janos / Beke Bela / Purnhauser Laszlo / Cseuz Laszlo / Juray Antal / Petroczi Istvan

HU
4 records

KG Berek

Application submitted

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

DE Agrártudományi Centrum Kutató Központja, Karcag

HU
3 records

Bilbao

Active

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

Saaten Union Recherche (FR)

FR
4 records

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

V. Georgiev, T. Petrova, I. Iliev, V. Ivanova

BG
4 records

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

RAGT 2N S.A.S

FR
4 records

Trigone

Terminated

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

Florimond Desprez Veuve et Fils, FR

FR
4 records

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

LEMAIRE DEFFONTAINES S.A.S.

FR PL
3 records

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

Stephanie Franck

DE
4 records

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

RAGT 2N S.A.S

FR
4 records

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

GENETIC SERVICES S.R.L.

IT
3 records

Passus

Terminated

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

NORDSAAT| NORDSAAT Saatzuchtgesellschaft mbH

AT DE
4 records

Pitino

Active

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

ISEA S.R.L

IT
4 records

Stelvio

Active

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

Danko Hodowla Roslin Sp.z.o.o.

PL
5 records

Kulula

Terminated

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

Elmar A. Weissmann

DE
4 records

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

Stephanie Franck

DE
5 records

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

RAGT 2N S.A.S

FR
4 records

Triperf

Active

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

Florimond Desprez Veuve et Fils, FR

FR
3 records

Integral

Terminated

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

Agri-Obtentions S.A., Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE)

FR
5 records

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

AGROVEGETAL, S.A.

ES
3 records

Rafting

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

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

SIA(J.EXTRE.)/INIA(MADRID)

ES
2 records