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Diseases

Powdery Mildew of Soft Wheat

Triticum aestivum L.

A fungal disease of soft wheat caused by the specialized pathogen Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici, affecting the above-ground organs of the plant. The disease leads to a reduction in photosynthesis, the formation of shriveled grain, and empty ears.

In the reference 1 157 varieties crop Bread wheat, where this is mentioned in the description.

The causative agent of the disease is the obligate biotroph Blumeria graminis (DC.) Speer f. sp. tritici Marchal. Symptoms appear as a white, web-like coating on leaves, leaf sheaths, and stems, which eventually thickens into cotton-like patches; at the final stage, cleistothecia—black dots representing the fruiting bodies—form on the mycelium.

The harmfulness of powdery mildew lies in the destruction of chlorophyll and the retardation of tillering processes. Pathogen populations are characterized by high variability in virulence, which allows them to overcome specific varietal resistance genes denoted by the symbol Pm (Powdery mildew).

Breeding for resistance relies on the use of more than 30 Pm loci, including their allelic variants. Due to the adaptability of the fungus, breeding practices involve the "pyramiding" of several genes within a single genotype to ensure durability of resistance, with some resistance genes potentially being linked to protection genes against other pathogens.

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

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Varieties of Bread 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.

Berlock

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Pernilla Vallenback

EE LT LV
11 records

Bakfis

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

RAGT Czech s.r.o.,CZ

HR HU LT SK
9 records

Aurelius

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Saatzucht Donau GmbH & Co.KG

AT HU SK UA
9 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Dieter Stelling

EE LT UA
11 records

Arabeska

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

KOMAROV NIKOLAJ MIHAJLOVICh / BRATKOVA LYuBOV' GAVRILOVNA / POSPELOVA LYuBOV' SEMENOVNA / POLOVYaNOVA LARISA VIKTOROVNA / ZOBNINA NINA LEONIDOVNA / SOKOLENKO NINA IVANOVNA / KAZAChKOV SERGEJ ANATOL'EVICh / D'YaChENKO NADEZhDA EGOROVNA

EE LT LV PL
9 records

Zentos

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Syngenta Hadmersleben

DK LT LV
8 records

WPB Skye

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Wiersum Plantbreeding B.V.

NL PL SE
8 records

WPB Lynx

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Wiersum Plantbreeding B.V.

EE LT PL
10 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Wiersum Plantbreeding B.V.

AT NL PL
7 records

Victo

Protection expired

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Pioneer Hi-bred International Inc. (USA)

AT FR HR HU
8 records

Toccata

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

SELGEN A.S

UA
10 records

Tiger

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Peter Franck

EE LT
7 records

Telimena

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Danko Hodowla Roslin Sp.z.o.o.

AT PL
10 records

Tabasco

Terminated

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

W. von Borries-Eckendorf GmbH & Co.KG

DK LT NL PL
10 records

SY Epson

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Syngenta UK Ltd

FR IE NL
10 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Nordsaat Saatzucht GmbH Saatzucht Langenstein

EE LT PL UA
8 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Strube Research GmbH&Co KG

EE LT UA
11 records

Spontan

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Secobra Saatzucht

LU PL
8 records

Sorbas

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Landwirtschaftliche Lehranstalten Triesdorf

EE LT
10 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Pierre GARRAUD

BE FR UA
10 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Caussade Semences, F

FR IT
8 records

Savannah

Protection expired

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Limagrain UK

IE
9 records

Salasar

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Strube, D

HU RO UA
10 records

Runal

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

FORSCHUNGSANSTALT FÜR AGRARÖKOLOGIE UND LANDBAU^^^Station Fédérale de Recherches Agronomiques de Changins (RAC)

FR IT
11 records

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