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Diseases

Grey Mold of Sunflower

Helianthus annuus L.

A dangerous disease of sunflower caused by the necrotrophic fungus Botrytis cinerea, which affects all plant organs and can lead to significant yield losses.

In the reference 122 varieties crop Sunflower, where this is mentioned in the description.

The causative agent of the disease is the fungus Botrytis cinerea, which possesses a broad phylogenetic specialization. The infection affects sunflowers at all growth stages, causing seedling rot, stem infection, and the most damaging form of the disease — head rot. A characteristic ash-grey mycelial mat forms on the affected tissues, and as the pathogen develops, black sclerotia are formed, which persist in the soil and on crop residues.

Intraspecific classification of pathogen races specific to sunflower does not exist due to the high adaptability of the fungus. There is no complete genetic resistance to this infection in sunflowers. Varieties and hybrids are evaluated based on their level of tolerance or complex resistance, as the presence of specific genes that block the development of Botrytis has not been identified.

General information about the subject — on the page Grey mold.

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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

Stepanov IEvhenii Olehovych, Parii IUliia Oleksandrivna, Parii Myroslav Fedorovych, Parii IAroslav Fedorovych, Parii Fedir Mykytovych,

UA
5 records

LG 50797

Application submitted

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

2 records

Komandor

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

KARPENKO OLEKSANDR, LUKIANCHYK IURII

UA
4 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

TEODORESCU ANDREEA

UA
3 records

TOLEDO-9

Terminated

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

CECOSA

ES
2 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

RO
3 records

Janina

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

UA
4 records

Enei

Application submitted

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

UA
2 records

S-PRO-511

Application submitted

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Tovarystvo z obmezhenoiu vidpovidalnistiu «IEvrosem»

UA
2 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Mykhno Mykola Viacheslavovych

UA
2 records

Columbia

Application submitted

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

BORGES AGRICULTURAL & INDUSTRIAL EDIBLE OILS, S.A.U.

IT
1 record

Talmaz CL

Application submitted

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

SEEDECO Semences SRL (MD)

BG
1 record

Kodru

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Kucheryava Olena Ivanivna, Hyske Ivan Mykolayovich, Buchuchanu Mikhail Ivanovich,

UA
2 records

Kozak

Terminated

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Parii IAroslav Fedorovych

UA
2 records

Ankhel

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

MYKHNO MYKOLA

UA
2 records

Zlyva

Application submitted

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

UA
1 record

ŠOKAC

Terminated

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Poljoprivredni Institut Osijek, HR

HR
1 record

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

UA
2 records

NK Kondy

Terminated

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

1 record

Lohos

Terminated

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

UA
2 records