scholarly journals Fusarium head blight (FHB) and Fusarium populations in grain of winter wheat grown in different cultivation systems

2015 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leszek Lenc
Keyword(s):  
Winter Wheat ◽  
Fusarium Head Blight ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Fusarium Species ◽  
Cropping System ◽  
Common Species ◽  
Head Blight ◽  
Fusarium Poae ◽  
Conventional Systems ◽  
Wheat Kernels

Abstract Fusarium head blight (FHB) incidence, and colonisation of grain by Fusarium species on winter wheat grown in organic, integrated, and conventional systems as well as in monoculture, were studied locally in Poland, from 2002 to 2010. Fusarium head blight incidence differed throughout the study years. It was found to occur the most where rainfall was highest and where rainfall was the most prolonged before, during, and after flowering of wheat. Fusarium head blight incidence was generally less on wheat grown organically than on wheat grown in other systems. In some years, FHB was noted more in monocultures than in other systems. Fusarium poae was the most common species of FHB populations in wheat kernels, followed by F. avenaceum and F. tricinctum. Other species which occurred more rarely or sporadically were: F. culmorum, F. equiseti, F. graminearum, F. langsethiae, F. oxysporum, and F. sporotrichioides. There were found to be significant effects of the cropping system on grain colonisation by Fusarium in some years. There was a positive correlation between FHB incidence and number of kernels colonised and damaged by Fusarium, in all four systems. Inferences were drawn concerning the effects of different procedures in different production systems and the possible value for controlling FHB

scholarly journals Survey of Fusarium spp. Causing Wheat Crown Rot in Major Winter Wheat Growing Regions of China

Plant Disease ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 99 (11) ◽  
pp. 1610-1615 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiang-xiang Zhang ◽  
Hai-yan Sun ◽  
Cheng-mei Shen ◽  
Wei Li ◽  
Han-shou Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Winter Wheat ◽  
Fusarium Head Blight ◽  
Fusarium Species ◽  
Crown Rot ◽  
Head Blight ◽  
Fusarium Spp ◽  
Phylogenetic Structure ◽  
Fusarium Crown Rot ◽  
Fusarium Asiaticum ◽  
Predominant Pathogen

Fusarium crown rot of wheat has become more prevalent in China. To investigate the phylogenetic structure of Fusarium causing wheat crown rot in China, wheat basal stems with symptoms of the disease were collected from 2009 to 2013 in Jiangsu, Anhui, Henan, Hebei, and Shandong provinces. In total, 175 Fusarium isolates were collected and their mycotoxin chemotypes and distribution were identified. Among the 175 isolates, 123 were Fusarium asiaticum; 95 of these were the chemotype 3-acetyl-deoxynivalenol (3-AcDON) and 28 were nivalenol (NIV). Thirty-seven isolates belonged to F. graminearum, which were all 15-AcDON. Smaller numbers of isolates consisted of F. acuminatum, F. pseudograminearum, and F. avenaceum. The virulence of F. asiaticum and F. graminearum isolates on wheat crowns and heads was comparable. The virulence of isolates of the DON and NIV chemotype were statistically similar, but DON tended to be more aggressive. The DON concentrations in grains from wheat heads inoculated with isolates causing either Fusarium head blight or crown rot were similar. In the five provinces, F. asiaticum of the 3-AcDON chemotype was the predominant pathogen causing crown rot, followed by F. graminearum. Recent changes in causal Fusarium species, chemotypes, and distribution in China are discussed.

scholarly journals Composition and Predominance of Fusarium Species Causing Fusarium Head Blight in Winter Wheat Grain Depending on Cultivar Susceptibility and Meteorological Factors

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 617
Author(s):  
Tim Birr ◽  
Mario Hasler ◽  
Joseph-Alexander Verreet ◽  
Holger Klink
Keyword(s):  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Winter Wheat ◽  
Fusarium Head Blight ◽  
Meteorological Factors ◽  
Fusarium Species ◽  
Wheat Grain ◽  
Head Blight ◽  
Dna Amount ◽  
Cultivar Susceptibility ◽  
Dna Amounts

Fusarium head blight (FHB) is one of the most important diseases of wheat, causing yield losses and mycotoxin contamination of harvested grain. A complex of different toxigenic Fusarium species is responsible for FHB and the composition and predominance of species within the FHB complex are determined by meteorological and agronomic factors. In this study, grain of three different susceptible winter wheat cultivars from seven locations in northern Germany were analysed within a five-year survey from 2013 to 2017 by quantifying DNA amounts of different species within the Fusarium community as well as deoxynivalenol (DON) and zearalenone (ZEA) concentrations. Several Fusarium species co-occur in wheat grain samples in all years and cultivars. F. graminearum was the most prevalent species, followed by F. culmorum, F. avenaceum and F. poae, while F. tricinctum and F. langsethiae played only a subordinate role in the FHB complex in terms of DNA amounts. In all cultivars, a comparable year-specific quantitative occurrence of the six detected species and mycotoxin concentrations were found, but with decreased DNA amounts and mycotoxin concentrations in the more tolerant cultivars, especially in years with higher disease pressure. In all years, similar percentages of DNA amounts of the six species to the total Fusarium DNA amount of all detected species were found between the three cultivars for each species, with F. graminearum being the most dominant species. Differences in DNA amounts and DON and ZEA concentrations between growing seasons depended mainly on moisture factors during flowering of wheat, while high precipitation and relative humidity were the crucial meteorological factors for infection of wheat grain by Fusarium. Highly positive correlations were found between the meteorological variables precipitation and relative humidity and DNA amounts of F. graminearum, DON and ZEA concentrations during flowering, whereas the corresponding correlations were much weaker several days before (heading) and after flowering (early and late milk stage).

scholarly journals Control of causative agents of fusarium head blight of winter wheat in applying modern fungicides

2020 ◽  
Vol 93 (8) ◽  
pp. 112-118
Author(s):  
T. Tymoshchuk ◽  
◽  
H. Kotelnytska ◽  
O. Gurmanchuk ◽  
I. Serba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Winter Wheat ◽  
Grain Yield ◽  
Fusarium Head Blight ◽  
Consumption Rate ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Common Species ◽  
Head Blight ◽  
Causative Agents ◽  
Pathogenic Agents ◽  
Control Water

The mass development of fungal diseases of grain crops leads to a decrease in grain yielding capacity and deterioration of its quality. Crops are particularly threatened by pathogenic agents, including the causative agents of Fusarium head blight, which can contaminate crop supplies with mycotoxins and have a negative impact on human health. The treatment of winter wheat crops with fungicides is considered to be one of the main measures to limit the development of fusariosis. Our research was aimed at studying the effectiveness of modern fungicides applied to control the development of pathogens of Fusarium head blight in the agrophytocenosis of winter wheat. Such species as F. graminearum (68.0 %), F. oxysporum (17.0 %) and F. culmorum (7.0 %) were found to be the most common species of winter wheat mycobiota. The application of fungicides in the phase of BBCH 59–61 of winter wheat promotes to the decrease in the development of Fusarium head blight pathogens by 14.4–18.0 %. The technical efficiency of modern fungicides used for the protection of winter wheat from Fusarium head blight is 70–88 %. A considerable conservation of the grain yield – 0.29–0.55 t/ha compared to the control (water treatment) resulted from the treatment of winter wheat crops with modern fungicides with different chemical composition. The treatment of crops with fungicides Suprim, EW (tebuconazole, 133 g/l + prochloraz, 267 g/l) and Reks Duo, SC (epoxiconazole, 187 g/l + thiophanate-methyl, 310, g/l) ensures the yield preservation up to 0.37– 0.41 t/ha. The highest grain yield (8.19 t/ha) was obtained while treating winter wheat crops with the fungicide Osiris Star, EC (epoxiconazole, 56.25 g + metconazole, 41.25 g/l) with a consumption rate of 1.5 l/ha. Comparing to the treatment of crops with water, the yield preserved is 7.2 %. Further research should be focused on studying the species composition of the microbiota of winter wheat seeds depending on the fungicides applied in the phase of BBCH 59-61.

In vitro evaluation of antimicrobial peptides against Fusarium species

2009 ◽  
Vol 89 (4) ◽  
pp. 739-743 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Badea ◽  
F Eudes ◽  
R Graf ◽  
A Laroche ◽  
A E Berg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Peptides ◽  
Fusarium Head Blight ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Mycelial Growth ◽  
Fusarium Species ◽  
Common Species ◽  
Vitro Activity ◽  
In Vitro Activity ◽  
Head Blight

The in vitro activity of five antimicrobial peptides was evaluated against several Fusarium species that affect wheat in Canada. Among the peptides tested (10R, 11R, BMAP-18, MsrA2 and MsrA3) 10R was most effective against conidial germination, whereas MsrA2 showed activity against mycelial growth. Antimicrobial peptides 10R and MsrA2 were identified as potential candidates for engineering resistance against common species causing fusarium head blight in wheat. Key words: Antimicrobial peptides, fusarium head blight, conidia, mycelia

scholarly journals Fusarium Species Pathogenic to Barley and Their Associated Mycotoxins

Plant Disease ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 83 (7) ◽  
pp. 667-674 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Salas ◽  
B. J. Steffenson ◽  
H. H. Casper ◽  
B. Tacke ◽  
L. K. Prom ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Dakota ◽  
Fusarium Head Blight ◽  
Fusarium Graminearum ◽  
Fusarium Species ◽  
Red River ◽  
Limited Extent ◽  
Head Blight ◽  
Red River Valley ◽  
Fusarium Poae ◽  
Respective Species

Epidemics of Fusarium head blight (FHB) occurred on barley in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota from 1993 to 1998. The Red River Valley region was most severely impacted by the disease based on assessments of FHB severity in grain samples harvested from commercial fields. Fusarium graminearum was the primary pathogen causing these FHB epidemics. It comprised from 62 to 64% of all Fusarium species isolated from infected kernels from 1994 to 1996. Fusarium poae (range of isolation 13 to 20%),F. sporotrichioides (10 to 17%), and F. avenaceum (6 to 10%) also were isolated from barley kernels and were likely involved in causing some FHB infection, but to a very limited extent. All four Fusarium species were pathogenic on barley in inoculation tests conducted in both the greenhouse and the field. Mycotoxin screens were performed on barley spikes inoculated with the respective species in the greenhouse. Spikes infected with F. graminearum contained deoxynivalenol and 15-acetyldeoxyni-valenol; those infected with F. sporotrichioides contained T-2 toxin, HT-2 toxin, and T-2 tetraol; and those infected with F. poae contained nivalenol. Some isolates of F. poae also produced 15-acetoxyscirpenol and scirpentriol. Although F. graminearum and DON are recognized as the primary FHB pathogen and mycotoxin, respectively, in barley, the possible presence of other Fusarium species and mycotoxins should not be overlooked.

scholarly journals Influence of cropping system on Fusarium head blight and mycotoxin levels in winter wheat

2004 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 531-537 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Champeil ◽  
J.F Fourbet ◽  
T Doré ◽  
L Rossignol
Keyword(s):  
Winter Wheat ◽  
Fusarium Head Blight ◽  
Cropping System ◽  
Head Blight

scholarly journals The Applicability of Species- and Trichothecene-Specific Primers in Monitoring the Fusarium graminearum Species Complex and Its Impact on the Surveillance of Fusarium Head Blight in Winter Wheat in Serbia

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 778
Author(s):  
Vesna Župunski ◽  
Radivoje Jevtić ◽  
Mirjana Lalošević ◽  
Sanja Mikić ◽  
Branka Orbović
Keyword(s):  
Winter Wheat ◽  
Fusarium Head Blight ◽  
High Throughput Screening ◽  
Species Complex ◽  
Multiple Correspondence Analysis ◽  
Fusarium Species ◽  
Integrated Control ◽  
Head Blight ◽  
Specific Primers ◽  
Wheat Varieties

Monitoring changes in the prevalence of Fusarium species and toxin production is an important tool for the integrated control of Fusarium head blight (FHB). However, methods for the high-throughput screening of Fusarium populations have been developed using isolates with limited geographic origins. In this study, we used species- and trichothecene-specific primers to monitor the F. graminearum species complex (FGSC) originating from Serbia. We also tested the applicability of the primers to the surveillance of FHB. We analyzed two hundred and ten isolates collected from thirty two locations and five winter wheat varieties over a three-year period. Using multiple correspondence analysis (MCA), we investigated associations between Fusarium-damaged kernels (FDK) and location, variety, members of the FGSC, and their predisposition for mycotoxin production. The results revealed that the species-specific primers were not specific for 11% of the F. graminearum population. The primer sets were 98.5%, 95.2%, and 92.4% effective in the multilocus genotyping of Tri7, Tri3, and Tri5 genes, respectively. We found that individual wheat varieties were associated with isolates that could not be characterized using species- and trichothecene-specific primers. Alternaria spp. had a significant influence (p < 0.001) on grain infection with F. graminearum, indicating the necessity to further investigate its impact on the pathogenesis of the F. graminearum clade.

scholarly journals Apicidin biosynthesis is linked to accessory chromosomes in Fusarium poae isolates

BMC Genomics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas E. Witte ◽  
Linda J. Harris ◽  
Hai D. T. Nguyen ◽  
Anne Hermans ◽  
Anne Johnston ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fusarium Head Blight ◽  
Crop Yields ◽  
High Resolution Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Gene Clusters ◽  
Biosynthetic Gene ◽  
Metabolome Analysis ◽  
Head Blight ◽  
Eastern Canada ◽  
Fusarium Poae ◽  
Accessory Chromosomes

Abstract Background Fusarium head blight is a disease of global concern that reduces crop yields and renders grains unfit for consumption due to mycotoxin contamination. Fusarium poae is frequently associated with cereal crops showing symptoms of Fusarium head blight. While previous studies have shown F. poae isolates produce a range of known mycotoxins, including type A and B trichothecenes, fusarins and beauvericin, genomic analysis suggests that this species may have lineage-specific accessory chromosomes with secondary metabolite biosynthetic gene clusters awaiting description. Methods We examined the biosynthetic potential of 38 F. poae isolates from Eastern Canada using a combination of long-read and short-read genome sequencing and untargeted, high resolution mass spectrometry metabolome analysis of extracts from isolates cultured in multiple media conditions. Results A high-quality assembly of isolate DAOMC 252244 (Fp157) contained four core chromosomes as well as seven additional contigs with traits associated with accessory chromosomes. One of the predicted accessory contigs harbours a functional biosynthetic gene cluster containing homologs of all genes associated with the production of apicidins. Metabolomic and genomic analyses confirm apicidins are produced in 4 of the 38 isolates investigated and genomic PCR screening detected the apicidin synthetase gene APS1 in approximately 7% of Eastern Canadian isolates surveyed. Conclusions Apicidin biosynthesis is linked to isolate-specific putative accessory chromosomes in F. poae. The data produced here are an important resource for furthering our understanding of accessory chromosome evolution and the biosynthetic potential of F. poae.

scholarly journals Using UAV-Based Hyperspectral Imagery to Detect Winter Wheat Fusarium Head Blight

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 3024
Author(s):  
Huiqin Ma ◽  
Wenjiang Huang ◽  
Yingying Dong ◽  
Linyi Liu ◽  
Anting Guo
Keyword(s):  
Winter Wheat ◽  
Fusarium Head Blight ◽  
Hyperspectral Imagery ◽  
Spectral Feature ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Detection Accuracy ◽  
Feature Combination ◽  
Field Scale ◽  
Head Blight ◽  
Detection Model

Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a major winter wheat disease in China. The accurate and timely detection of wheat FHB is vital to scientific field management. By combining three types of spectral features, namely, spectral bands (SBs), vegetation indices (VIs), and wavelet features (WFs), in this study, we explore the potential of using hyperspectral imagery obtained from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), to detect wheat FHB. First, during the wheat filling period, two UAV-based hyperspectral images were acquired. SBs, VIs, and WFs that were sensitive to wheat FHB were extracted and optimized from the two images. Subsequently, a field-scale wheat FHB detection model was formulated, based on the optimal spectral feature combination of SBs, VIs, and WFs (SBs + VIs + WFs), using a support vector machine. Two commonly used data normalization algorithms were utilized before the construction of the model. The single WFs, and the spectral feature combination of optimal SBs and VIs (SBs + VIs), were respectively used to formulate models for comparison and testing. The results showed that the detection model based on the normalized SBs + VIs + WFs, using min–max normalization algorithm, achieved the highest R2 of 0.88 and the lowest RMSE of 2.68% among the three models. Our results suggest that UAV-based hyperspectral imaging technology is promising for the field-scale detection of wheat FHB. Combining traditional SBs and VIs with WFs can improve the detection accuracy of wheat FHB effectively.

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