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Diseases

Verticillium wilt of sunflower

Helianthus annuus L.

A vascular disease of sunflower caused by the fungus Verticillium dahliae, manifesting during the flowering stage as necrotic leaf spots and browning of the stem vascular bundles.

In the reference 226 varieties crop Sunflower, where this is mentioned in the description.

Disease symptoms usually appear during the flowering and head formation period, starting from the lower leaves. Areas of turgor loss arise between the veins, acquiring a pale green or marbled shade, which subsequently necrotize to a bronze-brown color. A characteristic sign is the unilateral infection of the leaf blade or the plant, while cross-sections of stems and petioles show pronounced browning of the conducting vessels.

The pathogen Verticillium dahliae is represented by three physiological races and divided into defoliating and non-defoliating pathotypes, with European populations of the pathogen differentiated into regional genetic groups. The main tool for resistance breeding is the dominant V-1 gene, isolated from wild sunflower. However, the emergence of new pathogen strains is capable of overcoming this protection, which stimulates the search for new resistance loci in the crop genome.

General information about the subject — on the page Verticillium wilt.

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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

SK UA
7 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Euralis Semences FR

BG UA
7 records

P63LE166

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION

IT SK UA
7 records

P64HP630

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION

ES RO UA
8 records

P64HE188

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION

IT SK UA
9 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Olivier Soulie

BG IT UA
7 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Jean Pierre Dufourcq

BG SK UA
6 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Euralis Semences

BG IT UA
6 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

LIDEA FRANCE SAS

IT SK UA
6 records

ES Slava

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Olivier Soulie

BG SK UA
6 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Euralis Semences

BG IT UA
6 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Olivier Soulie

BG IT UA
6 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Olivier Soulie

IT SK UA
6 records

P64lp146

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION

ES UA
10 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

SYNGENTA FRANCE S.A.S.

ES PT UA
7 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

SYNGENTA FRANCE S.A.S.

FR IT PT
6 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

SYNGENTA FRANCE S.A.S.

FR IT PT
7 records

P64LL455

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION US

FR RO UA
7 records

P63LL356

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION US

FR RO UA
7 records

P63LL156

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION

RO SK UA
7 records

P64HE233

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION

IT SK UA
8 records

P64LE153

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION

HU RO UA
8 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

UPL FRANCE

PT RO UA
7 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

UPL FRANCE

PT RO UA
7 records