Table 1: Fusarium head blight severity (% symptomatic spikelets/spike) for in planta Type II resistance under controlled conditions in two Syrian wheat cultivars (Cahm1, durum and Cham6, bread) inoculated with 16 fungal isolates of four Fusarium head blight species.

FHB Species Fungal Isolates Disease Severity (%)
Cham1 Cham6
F. culmorum F1 55 a 32 b
F2 42 a 40 a
F3 45 a 40 a
F28 52 a 35 b
F30 30 a 39 a
F. solani F7 55 a 49 a
F20 55 a 40 a
F26 50 a 42 a
F29 40 a 42 a
F31 44 a 45 a
F35 47 a 44 a
F. verticillioides F15 43 a 35 a
F16 33 a 45 a
F21 35 a 44 a
F27 38 a 37 a
F. equiseti F43 40 a 38 a
- F isolates=1.913; P=0.0381
- F cultivars=5.187; P=0.0261
- F interactions=2.326; P=0.0102

According to the Fisher’s LSD test, means followed by the same letter are not significantly different at p<0.05, F tests (p<0.05) (F), Probability (P).