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).