Cereal resistance to Fusarium head blight and possibilities of its improvement through breeding. A review

This review summarizes recent information on Fusarium head blight (FHB) in small grain cereals, especially in wheat and barley. It includes basic information on FHB epidemiology, types of resistance and plant resistance mechanisms. Standard methods for the evaluation of the individual types of FHB r...

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Published in:Czech Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding 2009-07, Vol.45 (3)
Main Authors: Kosova, K.,Vyzkumny Ustav Rostlinne Vyroby, Prague (Czech Republic), Chrpova, J.,Vyzkumny Ustav Rostlinne Vyroby, Prague (Czech Republic), Sip, V.,Vyzkumny Ustav Rostlinne Vyroby, Prague (Czech Republic)
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
AMELIORATION DES PLANTES
AVENA SATIVA
AVENAS
AVOINE
BARLEY
BLE
BLIGHT
BREEDING METHODS
CEBADA
CENTENO
CEREAL CROPS
CULTIVOS DE CEREALES
DEPERISSEMENT
DISEASE RESISTANCE
ENFERMEDADES DE LAS PLANTAS
EPIDEMIOLOGIA
EPIDEMIOLOGIE
EPIDEMIOLOGY
FITOMEJORAMIENTO
FUSARIUM
GENE
GENES
HORDEUM VULGARE
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MALADIE DES PLANTES
METHODE D'AMELIORATION GENETIQUE
METODOS DE MEJORAMIENTO GENETICO
OATS
ORGE
PLANT BREEDING
PLANT DISEASES
PLANTE CEREALIERE
RESISTANCE AUX MALADIES
RESISTENCIA A LA ENFERMEDAD
RYE
SECALE CEREALE
SEIGLE
TIZON
TRIGO
TRITICOSECALE
TRITICUM AESTIVUM
WHEATS
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Summary:This review summarizes recent information on Fusarium head blight (FHB) in small grain cereals, especially in wheat and barley. It includes basic information on FHB epidemiology, types of resistance and plant resistance mechanisms. Standard methods for the evaluation of the individual types of FHB resistance and the extent of infection are briefly described. Special attention is paid to the sources of FHB resistance of different origin and possibility of their exploitation in cereal breeding. Unfortunately, a high level of FHB resistance was detected in non-adapted germplasm or distant relatives, which is a serious impediment to breeding progress in this field. The present state of breeding for FHB resistance in wheat, barley, rye, triticale and oats was analyzed. It was shown that large-scale QTL detections provide new opportunities for increasing the resistance; however, multi-step phenotypic selection still remains to be the most effective tool. Pedigree analyses indicated that the latest progress reached in this field was obtained through the cumulation of resistance genes coming from heterogeneous sources with different response to FHB.
ISSN:1212-1975
1212-1975