scholarly journals Fusarium Head Blight Infestation in Relation to Winter Wheat End-Use Quality—A Three-Year Study

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 1648
Author(s):  
Valentina Spanic ◽  
Kresimir Dvojkovic ◽  
Jurislav Babic ◽  
Georg Drezner ◽  
Zvonimir Zdunic
Keyword(s):  
Winter Wheat ◽  
Fusarium Head Blight ◽  
Average Energy ◽  
Head Blight ◽  
Fusarium Spp ◽  
Wheat Varieties ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Development Duration ◽  
Technological Quality ◽  
End Use

Fusarium head blight (FHB) is one of the major threats for wheat production worldwide. It reduces yield, quality, and feeding value of wheat grains. In addition, mycotoxins produced by Fusarium pathogens can have a negative effect on livestock and human health. The aim of this study was to assess changes in technological quality traits and end-use quality of winter wheat varieties after artificial inoculation with Fusarium spp. over three years. Differences in dough development duration and extensibility were measured as the means of relative reductions due to different environments and varieties’ characteristics. Differences in dough softening during kneading were determined as the means of relative increases due to FHB inoculation. In addition, dough had reduced strength, was stickier, and therefore was more difficult to handle, due to a decrease of the average energy value and resistance to extension in FHB-inoculated wheat, compared to naturally infected plants. Dough development time, stability, and resistance usually varied is a similar way, with FHB-resistant varieties showing a good response to FHB inoculation and maintaining good quality. Increasing the level of Fusarium spp. contamination in more FHB-susceptible wheat varieties worsened their technological quality, primarily, the sedimentation value and the gluten index, and hence had a negative effect on the rheological properties.

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 The effects of fungicides on Fusarium spp. and their associated mycotoxins in naturally infected winter wheat grain

2011 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Skaidre Suproniene ◽  
Audrone Mankeviciene ◽  
Irena Gaurilcikiene
Keyword(s):  
Winter Wheat ◽  
Fusarium Head Blight ◽  
Untreated Control ◽  
Field Trials ◽  
Fusarium Avenaceum ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Single Application ◽  
Wheat Grain ◽  
Head Blight ◽  
Fusarium Spp

The effects of fungicides on Fusarium spp. and their associated mycotoxins in naturally infected winter wheat grain Field trials conducted at the Institute of Agriculture, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry (central part of Lithuania) in 2009 were aimed to evaluate the effect of fungicides on Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) in a naturally infected field. A single application of dimoxystrobin + epoxiconazole (Swing Gold), prothioconazole (Proline), metconazole (Juventus), tebuconazole (Folicur), prothioconazole + tebuconazole (Prosaro) was applied to winter wheat cv. ‘Zentos’ at the manufacturer's recommended doses at anthesis (BBCH 65). The FHB incidence and severity were assessed at milk and hard maturity stages. The percentage of Fusarium infected grain and deoxynivalenol (DON), zearalenone (ZEN) and T-2 toxin (T-2) concentrations in harvested grain were determined. In all fungicide treated plots a significant reduction of FHB incidence and severity was determined; however the fungicides did not exert any effect on the amount of Fusarium-infected grain as compared with the untreated control. A reduction of DON, ZEN and T-2 contents in grain was determined in tebuconazole treatments. Fusarium avenaceum (Fr.) Sacc, F. culmorum (W. G. Sm.) Sacc., F. poae (Peck) Wollenw, F. sporotrichioides Sherb. and F. tricinctum (Corda) Sacc were identified in wheat grain, F. poae was prevalent.

scholarly journals Characterization of Agronomical and Quality Traits of Winter Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) for Fusarium Head Blight Pressure in Different Environments

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 213
Author(s):  
Valentina Spanic ◽  
Josipa Cosic ◽  
Zvonimir Zdunic ◽  
Georg Drezner
Keyword(s):  
Triticum Aestivum ◽  
Winter Wheat ◽  
Grain Yield ◽  
Fusarium Head Blight ◽  
Total Variation ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Triticum Aestivum L ◽  
Test Weight ◽  
Head Blight ◽  
Wheat Varieties

For food security, it is essential to identify stable, high-yielding wheat varieties with lower disease severity. This is particularly important due to climate change, which results in pressure due to the increasing occurrence of Fusarium head blight (FHB). The objective of this study was to evaluate the stability of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grain yield under different environmental conditions. Twenty-five winter wheat varieties were evaluated under two treatments (naturally-disease infected (T1) and FHB artificial stress (T2)) during two growing seasons (2018–2019 to 2019–2020) in Osijek and in 2019–2020 in Tovarnik. The interaction between varieties and different environments for grain yield was described using the additive main-effects and multiplicative interaction (AMMI) effects model. The Kraljica and Fifi varieties were located near the origin of the biplot, thus indicating non-sensitivity to different environmental conditions. Principal component analysis (PCA) was used to understand the trait and environmental relationships. PC1 alone contributed 42.5% of the total variation, which was mainly due to grain yield, 1000 kernel weight and test weight in that respective order. PC2 contributed 21.1% of the total variation mainly through the total sedimentation value, test weight, wet gluten and protein content ratio (VG/P) and wet gluten content, in descending order.

scholarly journals Assessment of Agrocenosis Adaptability of Winter Wheat in the Conditions of the Foothill Zone of the Central Caucasus

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irina Manukyan ◽  
Elena Miroshnikova ◽  
Madina Basieva ◽  
Nino Doguzova
Keyword(s):  
Winter Wheat ◽  
Fusarium Head Blight ◽  
Leaf Beetle ◽  
Tan Spot ◽  
Head Blight ◽  
Wheat Varieties ◽  
Cereal Leaf Beetle ◽  
Oulema Melanopus ◽  
Central Caucasus ◽  
Selection Of

This paper presents the results of multi-year research on the adaptability of winter wheat varieties to the conditions of the foothill zone of the Central Caucasus. Characteristics such as ductility and stability were used to assess varieties for conformity to the cultivation conditions. Plant homeostaticity served as the indicator of ontogenetic adaptability. Phenological observations and reports were carried out according to the state variety testing methodology. The species composition of weed vegetation was established using the Agroecological Atlas of Russia. Conventional insect accounting methods were used to consider phytophages and plants damaged by them. It was established that the dominant pests of winter grains in the early periods of vegetation include phytophage bugs and cereal leaf beetle Oulema melanopus L. The maximum number of phytophage bugs was noted during the earing-flowering period. The proportion of pathogens of spike Fusarium head blight, tan spot and Septoria spot prevailed in the pathogenic complex. In total, 36.7% of varieties, including Kuma, Deya, Esaul, Starshina, Delta, Nota and Antonina, were medium-resistant to Fusarium head blight damage. According to the results of a comprehensive assessment of winter wheat selection by the parameters of adaptability, productivity and resistance to diseases, highly plastic genotypes responsive to environmental factors were distinguished: Kuma, Deya, Veda, Tanya, and List 25 (bi = 2.2; 2,3; 2,1). The selection of varieties was based on the adaptive properties of winter wheat. Fusarium head blight decreased by 20.8% in the mixed variety Batko+Deya, and the yield of mixed variety crops increased by 9%. Methods for compiling mixed varieties and designing the mosaics of varieties in the area of grain agrocenosis are recommended. Keywords: winter wheat, sustainability of agrocenosis, productivity, ecological plasticity, mixed varieties

scholarly journals Effect of Seeding Rate and Seed Treatment Fungicides on Agronomic Performance, Fusarium Head Blight Symptoms, and DON Accumulation in Two Winter Wheats

Plant Disease ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 89 (10) ◽  
pp. 1109-1113 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. W. Schaafsma ◽  
L. Tamburic-Ilincic
Keyword(s):  
Winter Wheat ◽  
Fusarium Head Blight ◽  
Seed Treatment ◽  
Flowering Period ◽  
Head Blight ◽  
Seeding Rate ◽  
Wheat Varieties ◽  
Yield And Quality ◽  
Plant Emergence ◽  
Foliar Fungicide

Fusarium head blight (FHB), caused by Fusarium graminearum, is an important disease of wheat (Triticum aestivum). FHB reduces yield and quality, and the pathogen produces several toxins in the grain, the most important being deoxynivalenol (DON). In North America, the foliar fungicide tebuconazole is used to reduce FHB symptoms and DON accumulation. Because of the narrow window required for its application, uniform flowering of wheat is important. The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of variety, seeding rate, and seed treatment fungicides on the flowering period of winter wheat and their effect on FHB symptoms and DON accumulation. The seed of two winter wheat varieties (Pioneer 25W60 and Pioneer 25R57) was treated with Dividend XL (difeconazole+metalaxyl), Vitaflo 280 (thiram+carbathiin), Raxil (tebuconazole), and Baytan 30 (triadimenol) and planted at 320, 480, and 640 seeds per m2 for each treatment at Ridgetown, ON, Canada in 2000 and 2001. The plots were sprayed with tebuconazole at 50% anthesis and inoculated with F. graminearum 3 days later. Increased seeding rate increased the number of emerged plants, tillers, spikes per m2, and yield. All seed treatments, compared to nontreated controls, increased plant emergence and number of spikes per m2, and all except tebuconazole increased tillering and yield. Increased seeding rate decreased the length of flowering period. As flowering period increased, FHB index and DON level decreased, suggesting that greater infection was linked to more uniform flowering.

scholarly journals Resistance of winter wheat varieties registered in the Czech Republic to Fusarium head blight in relation to the presence of specific Rht Alleles

2010 ◽  
Vol 46 (No. 3) ◽  
pp. 122-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Chrpová ◽  
V. Šíp ◽  
L. Štočková ◽  
Z. Milec ◽  
L. Bobková
Keyword(s):  
Winter Wheat ◽  
Fusarium Head Blight ◽  
Grain Weight ◽  
The Other ◽  
Head Blight ◽  
Wheat Varieties ◽  
Frequency Distributions ◽  
Infection Period ◽  
Symptom Scores ◽  
Winter Wheat Varieties

Resistance of 31 winter wheat varieties (bred in 6 European countries) to Fusarium head blight (FHB) was evaluated in field trials lasting for three years (2007, 2008, 2009) after artificial inoculation with Fusarium culmorum. The data on deoxynivalenol (DON) content were supplemented by symptom scores and determination of % of Fusarium damaged grains and % reductions of thousand-grain weight and grain weight per spike due to infection. These varieties and also 120 advanced breeding lines from the Úhřetice Breeding Station, SELGEN company were examined for the presence of gibberellic acid (GA) insensitive semi-dwarfing genes to evaluate their effect on FHB. The conditions of experimental years highly influenced the performance of all characters. The highest production of DON occurred in 2008 at a high temperature and high moisture content during the infection period. In all years the moderate resistance to accumulation of DON (at the level of Swiss variety Arina) was detected in the Czech varieties Bakfis, Federer, Baletka, Samanta and Sakura. Among these varieties, Federer showed a low accumulation of DON at a relatively higher symptom expression and greater reduction of grain weight per spike, but the other four varieties and the reference variety Arina expressed resistance in all the examined traits. The varieties Pitbull, Cubus, Kodex and Bagou were found to be highly susceptible to FHB. The presence of the dwarfing allele Rht-D1b resulted in a significantly higher mean symptom score and also in a higher affection of the other traits. Nonetheless, the analysis of frequency distributions in symptom scores showed the presence of resistant lines also among the GA insensitive lines, but with a lower frequency than in the group of GA sensitive genotypes. A relatively greater effect on manifestation of the disease had plant height, and therefore it is suggested that the adverse impact of Rht-D1b on FHB resistance could be to a high degree excluded by opting for taller Rht-D1b genotypes.

Effect of Fusarium Head Blight Resistance Gene Fhb1 on Agronomic and End-Use Quality Traits of Hard Red Winter Wheat

Crop Science ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 793-801 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Bakhsh ◽  
Neway Mengistu ◽  
P. S. Baenziger ◽  
I. Dweikat ◽  
S. N. Wegulo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Winter Wheat ◽  
Fusarium Head Blight ◽  
Resistance Gene ◽  
Fusarium Head Blight Resistance ◽  
Blight Resistance ◽  
Quality Traits ◽  
Head Blight ◽  
Hard Red Winter Wheat ◽  
End Use ◽  
Red Winter Wheat

scholarly journals Characterization of resistance of winter wheat varieties to Fusarium head blight

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 685-692 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Yu. Gagkaeva ◽  
A. S. Orina ◽  
O. P. Gavrilova ◽  
I. B. Ablova ◽  
L. A. Bespalova
Keyword(s):  
Winter Wheat ◽  
Fusarium Head Blight ◽  
Natural Infection ◽  
Fumonisin B1 ◽  
Disease Assessment ◽  
Head Blight ◽  
Wheat Varieties ◽  
Winter Wheat Varieties ◽  
Fusarium Fungi

In this study, naturally and artificially inoculated winter wheat varieties were studied with respect to their productivity and resistance to Fusarium head blight (FHB). We used the following set of disease assessment parameters: the percentage of visually and latent Fusarium-damaged grains (FDG); the DNA content of Fusarium fungi; the productivity of inoculated plants compared with non-inoculated plants; and the amount of mycotoxins in the grain. In case of naturally infected grains, the average FDG was found to be about 6.1 % (range of 0–15 %). The amount of DNA of Fusarium graminearum was found to be in the range of (1.1–42.7) × 10–5 ng/ng wheat DNA. The mycotoxin deoxynivalenol (DON) was detected in 15 samples of grain from plants that were grown under natural infection. The maximum DON amount was found to be 420 μg/kg. Fumonisin B1 (FB1) was not be detected in naturally infected grain. In case of artificially inoculated plants, the average FDG was found to be 25.8 % (2–54 %). The amount of F. graminearum DNA was found to be significantly higher (4.24– 49.8) × 10–3 ng/ng than it was detected in grain of non-inoculated plants. The wheat varieties inoculated with F. graminearum contained DON in high amounts from 20255 to 79245 μg/kg. Furthermore, a significant amount of FB1 was detected in all wheat varieties in the range of 980–20326 μg/kg. Among the analysed wheat varieties, Adel was characterized to be the most resistant to fungal infection as well as to the contamination by mycotoxins. Antonina, Lebed and Pamyat varieties were classified more relatively resistant than that of other varieties, and Utrish variety was found to be the most susceptible to FHB. The similar resistance of wheat varieties against F. graminearum and F. verticillioides infection was recorded, and the interactions between the fungi during the colonization of grain were shown.

scholarly journals Identification of QTLs for Resistance to Fusarium Head Blight Using a Doubled Haploid Population Derived from Southeastern United States Soft Red Winter Wheat Varieties AGS 2060 and AGS 2035

Genes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 699
Author(s):  
Alejandro Castro Aviles ◽  
Stephen Alan Harrison ◽  
Kelly Joseph Arceneaux ◽  
Gina Brown-Guidera ◽  
Richard Esten Mason ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Winter Wheat ◽  
Fusarium Head Blight ◽  
Doubled Haploid ◽  
Wheat Variety ◽  
Head Blight ◽  
Sources Of Resistance ◽  
Wheat Varieties ◽  
Soft Red Winter Wheat ◽  
Red Winter Wheat

Fusarium head blight (FHB), caused primarily by the fungus Fusarium graminearum, is one of the most damaging diseases of wheat, causing significant loss of yield and quality worldwide. Warm and wet conditions during flowering, a lack of resistant wheat varieties, and high inoculum pressure from corn stubble contribute to frequent FHB epidemics in the southern United States. The soft red winter wheat variety AGS 2060 is moderately susceptible (as opposed to susceptible) to FHB and regularly found in pedigrees of resistant breeding lines. AGS 2060 does not carry any known resistance genes or quantitative trait loci (QTL). A QTL mapping study was conducted to determine the location and genetic effect of its resistance using a doubled haploid mapping population produced from a cross between wheat varieties AGS 2060 and AGS 2035 (FHB susceptible). The population was genotyped using the Illumina iSelect single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array for wheat and phenotyped in Baton Rouge and Winnsboro, Louisiana and Newport, Arkansas in 2018 and 2019. The effect of genotype was significant for Fusarium damaged kernels (FDK) and deoxynivalenol (DON) content across all locations and years, indicating genetic variation in the population. The study detected 13 QTLs (one each on chromosome 1A, 1B, 1D, 2A, 2B, 6A, 6B, 7A, and 7B, and two each on 5A and 5B) responsible for the reduction of FDK and/or DON. Of these, nine QTLs for FHB resistance were identified in Winnsboro, Louisiana, in 2019. QTLs on chromosomes 2A and 7A could be valuable sources of resistance to both DON and FDK over several environments and were likely the best candidates for use in marker-assisted selection. Consistently expressed QTLs on chromosomes 5A, 6B, and 7A were potentially newly identified sources of resistance to FHB in soft red winter wheat.

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