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Fusarium graminearum · pathogen pressure · Triticum aestivum

pathogen pressure · effect: harmful

pathogenOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“Infection patterns in barley and wheat spikes inoculated with Fusarium graminearum”
Authors
Dean R., van Kan J.A.L., Pretorius Z.A., Hammond-Kosack K.E., Di Pietro A., Spanu P.D., Rudd J.J., Dickman M., Kahmann R., Ellis J., Foster G.D.
Year
2012
Publication
Molecular Plant Pathology
Page
426

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “F. graminearum infection at anthesis on wheat spike is the canonical FHB infection window; growth-stage and affected-part match standard FHB pathology.”

  • plant-pathologist · plausible

    “Anthesis-stage spike infection by F. graminearum is the well-documented FHB infection pathway; all fields consistent with established pathology.”

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