PHENOTYPIC AND GENOTYPIC SELECTION FOR HEAD SCAB RESISTANCE IN WHEAT

PHENOTYPIC AND GENOTYPIC SELECTION FOR HEAD SCAB RESISTANCE IN WHEAT

Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) is a destructive disease caused by Fusarium graminearum that affects wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) worldwide. Breeding for resistance to FHB is arguably the best way to combat this disease. However, FHB resistance is highly complex and phenotypic screening is difficult. Mol...

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Main Author: Agostinelli, Andres Mateo
Format: Others
Published: UKnowledge 2009
Subjects:
Fusarium head blight
Triticum aestivum
deoxynivalenol (DON)
resistance
quantitative trait loci (QTL)
Agronomy and Crop Sciences
Online Access:http://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_theses/582
http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1586&context=gradschool_theses

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