Impact of temperature and rainfall on symptom expression of barley yellow mosaic in Poland and preliminary assessment of the reaction of winter barley cultivars to the virus

SUMMARYApplications of nitrogen and a plant growth regulator (mepiquat chloride and ethephon) were used to manipulate stem structure and induce differing degrees of damage due to leaning and lodging in six cultivars of winter barley grown in Belfast, UK, in 1986/87. Weighted incidences of leaning and lodging were combined to give an index indicating damage susceptibility of the cultivars. The index was very high (70) in Pipkin and ranged between 1 and 18 in the other cultivars. Differences between cultivars in number of internodes, plant height and stem weight did not explain their differences in resistance to damage. However, dry weight per unit length ranged from 2·35 and 2·34 mg/mm in the strongest cultivars, Panda and Jennifer, respectively, to 1·75 mg/mm in the weakest cultivar, Pipkin.Nitrogen application increased plant height but did not affect dry weight/main stem, so that dry weight/unit length of stem decreased. The growth regulator treatments reduced plant height and although dry weight/stem did not decrease significantly, dry weight/unit length of stem was similar in treated and untreated plots.Dry weight/unit length has potential as an objective indicator of straw strength in winter barley cultivars and could be used in cultivar evaluation in the absence of damage in field trials.

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The Potential of Common Cereals to form Retrograded Resistant Starch

Czech Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding ◽

10.17221/3648-cjgpb ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 42 (No. 3) ◽

pp. 95-102 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

D. Mikulíková ◽

M. Benková ◽

J. Kraic

Keyword(s):

Food Processing ◽

Resistant Starch ◽

Functional Foods ◽

Spring Barley ◽

Winter Barley ◽

Minimal Level ◽

Barley Cultivars ◽

Health Promoting ◽

Cultivar Screening ◽

High Amylose

Resistant starch (RS) has been recognised as a functional fibre with many health-promoting effects. RS exists in four forms – RS1, RS2, RS3, and RS4. The RS3 type is generated by amylose retrogradation typically resulting from food processing procedures. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the potential ability of six agriculturally important cereals to generate type RS3 resistant starch after retrogradation of their amylose. In comparison with all tested cereals, the statistically significant highest level of RS3 (5.28% ± 0.68) was detected in triticale, mainly in the Pinokio, Presto, Tricolor, and Kendo cultivars. Significant highly content was also found in rye (4.93% ± 0.73), especially in Selgo, Esprit, Dankowskie Nowe, and Apart cultivars, in comparison with wheat, spring and winter barley, tritordeum and oat. There were unsignificant differences between triticale and rye in RS3 levels. Wheat contained less RS3 (3.87% ± 0.55) in comparison to triticale and rye. The best wheats with this trait were the Athlet, Boka, Trane, Versailles, and Torysa cultivars. The content of RS3 in barley was not high (2.35% ± 0.45 in winter barley, 2.51% ± 0.25 in spring barley), similar to tritordeum (2.26% ± 0.36). The RS3 content in high amylose barley mutant Glacier was two-fold higher than in other tested barley cultivars (P < 0.01). Only minimal level of RS3 can be generated from oat seed starch (0.41% ± 0.09). These results indicate that plant species as well as crop cultivar screening are important for the identification of suitable natural sources of resistant starch. Concerning the production of functional foods, it is important to recognize that valuable bread cereals such as wheat and rye are superior sources of this type of dietary fibre and are highly beneficial to the human health. However, it is advisable to continue for other years in these annual results and localities too.

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Virulence frequencies to powdery mildew resistance genes of winter barley cultivars

Plant Protection Science ◽

10.17221/466-pps ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 40 (No. 4) ◽

pp. 135-140 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

A. Dreiseitl

Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

Powdery Mildew ◽

Resistance Genes ◽

Powdery Mildew Resistance ◽

Spring Barley ◽

Winter Barley ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

Mildew Resistance ◽

Barley Cultivars ◽

Random Samples

The virulence frequencies to powdery mildew resistance genes possessed by winter barley cultivars registered and newly tested in the Czech Republic were studied in 2000, 2002 and 2004. Random samples of the populations originating from winter and spring barley fields were obtained from the air by a mobile version of a jet spore sampler mounted on a car roof. Conidia were sampled by driving across the Czech Republic. Fourteen differentials, carrying 18 out of 20 currently identified resistance genes present in winter barley cultivars, were used. High virulence frequencies (85–100%) to most resistance genes were found. Lower virulence frequencies (14.1–40.1%) were found to only three resistance genes that have not been described yet; their preliminary designations are Ml(Va), Ml(Dt) and Ml(Ca). The importance of resistance of winter barley cultivars is discussed with respect to limiting the speed with which the pathogen adapts to genetic resistances possessed by commercial cultivars of both winter and spring barley, and to the necessity of lowering the costs for powdery mildew control in barley.

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Managing Fusarium Head Blight in Winter Barley With Cultivar Resistance and Fungicide

Plant Disease ◽

10.1094/pdis-09-18-1582-re ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 103 (8) ◽

pp. 1858-1864 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Christina Cowger ◽

Consuelo Arellano ◽

David Marshall ◽

Joshua Fitzgerald

Keyword(s):

North Carolina ◽

Fusarium Head Blight ◽

Spring Barley ◽

Winter Barley ◽

Optimal Timing ◽

Cultivar Resistance ◽

Head Blight ◽

Fungicide Application ◽

Barley Cultivars ◽

Moderate Resistance

Although there has been research on managing Fusarium head blight (FHB) in spring barley, little has been published on cultivar resistance and optimal fungicide timing for FHB management in winter barley. A 3-year (2015 to 2017) field experiment was conducted to measure FHB resistance of winter barley varieties, gauge the potential benefit from a fungicide, and help determine the optimal timing for fungicide application. The split-plot experiment took place in a misted, inoculated nursery in Raleigh, North Carolina using main plots of four winter barley cultivars (Atlantic, Endeavor, Nomini, and Thoroughbred). Three fungicide treatments were applied to subplots: prothioconazole + tebuconazole at full spike emergence, the same fungicide 6 days later, or no fungicide. The late applications significantly reduced FHB index in each of 3 years and significantly reduced deoxynivalenol (DON) in harvested grain in 2 of the 3 years. Applications at full spike emergence also yielded significant benefit in 1 of the 3 years for each parameter. Neither disease symptoms nor DON gave reason to prefer one of the fungicide timings over the other. Across the 3 years, DON ranked the cultivars Endeavor < Nomini = Thoroughbred < Atlantic. Combining the moderate resistance of Endeavor with a fungicide application and averaging the two timings resulted in a 75% DON reduction compared with unsprayed Atlantic. Taken together, our results indicate that barley growers concerned about minimizing DON should both plant moderately resistant varieties and apply fungicide if there is scab risk. During the same period, 16 commercial winter barley cultivars were tested in from three to seven Virginia and North Carolina environments each, and the DON results were compared after standardization across environments. The winter two-row malting barley cultivars Endeavor and Calypso displayed superior and robust DON resistance across environments.

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