Evaluation and genetic mapping of resistance to Fusarium head blight in Triticum dicoccoides

Abstract

Fusarium head blight infection of the wheat crop may lead to mycotoxin-contaminated cereal products. The use of resistant cultivars plays a key role in integrated control of this disease. Modern durum wheat cultivars are mostly highly susceptible to Fusarium head blight. In the wild relative Triticum dicoccoides, moderately Fusarium-resistant lines were identified. In this article published results on genetic analysis of Fusarium resistance using T. dicoccoides are reviewed and discussed together with our own recent findings.

Keywords:

• Fusarium
• mycotoxin
• Triticum dicoccoides
• resistance