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Diseases

Sunflower rust

Helianthus annuus L.

A fungal disease caused by the autoecious obligate parasite Puccinia helianthi. The disease affects the vegetative organs of the plant throughout the entire growing season, leading to a reduction in oil content by up to 15% and yield losses of up to 45%.

In the reference 362 varieties crop Sunflower, where this is mentioned in the description.

The pathogen completes its full life cycle exclusively on sunflower. Symptoms appear as light green spots with pycnidia on the upper side of the leaf, orange aecia on the lower side, followed by the development of rusty-brown urediniopustules. By the end of the growing season, dark teliospores form within the pustules, ensuring the pathogen's overwintering.

Puccinia helianthi populations are characterized by high variability. A set of differential lines, such as SM 90, SM 29, P-386, and HA-R1–R5, is used to identify physiological races. In Russia, the presence of both old and aggressive new races is noted, including 700, 710, 722, and 772.

Crop resistance is determined by dominant genes, among which R1 and Radv are known. In total, about 19 resistance genes have been described; however, many of them are losing their effectiveness due to the constant evolution of the pathogen. Breeding is aimed at the introgression of new genes, for which molecular markers are used to monitor them.

General information about the subject — on the page Rust.

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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

Terzic Sreten, Radeka Ilija, Jockovic Milan, Cvejic Sandra, Jocic Sinisa,

UA
3 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Dusanic Nenad, Miklic Vladimir, Miladinovic Dragana, Cvejic Sandra, Jocic Sinisa,

UA
3 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Dusanic Nenad, Miklic Vladimir, Malidza Goran, Cvejic Sandra, Jocic Sinisa,

UA
3 records

NS H 978

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Dusanic Nenad, Miladinovic Dragana, Cvejic Sandra, Cvejic Sandra, Jocic Sinisa,

UA
3 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Miklic Vladimir, Dusanic Nenad, Malidza Goran, Cvejic Sandra, Jocic Sinisa,

UA
3 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Miladinovic Dragana, Miklic Vladimir, Dusanic Nenad, Balalic Igor, Cvejic Sandra, Jocic Sinisa,

UA
3 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Pankovic Dejana, Gvozdenovic Sandra, Jocsc Sinisa,

UA
3 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Dedic Bosko, Imerovski Ivana, Miladinovic Dragana, Cvejic Sandra, Jocic Sinisa,

UA
3 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Dusanic Nenad, Gvozdenovic Sandra, Jocic Sinisa,

UA
4 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Cvejic, Sandra Dusanic, Nenad Jockovic, Milan Miklic, Vladimir Mykhno, Mykola Jocic, Sinisa

UA
3 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

TEODORESCU ANDREEA

UA
3 records

QC Bond

Protection expired

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

RO
3 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

RO
3 records

NS Lord

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

RO
3 records

NS Tor

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

SK
3 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

RO
3 records

Concorde

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

IT
4 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

RO
3 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

SK
2 records

MAS 880L

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

SK
2 records

Janina

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

UA
4 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

SK
2 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

2 records

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