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Susceptibility toFusarium culmorum (W.G.Sm.)Sacc. in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) substitution lines

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The wheat substitution lines of Hope into Chinese Spring were assessed for their ability to survive infection byFusarium culmorum at the seedling stage. The results showed considerable variation between experiments in the percentage of survivors 14 days after germination of the infected seed. Both parental varieties proved to be susceptible to infection. Significantly more plants of Hope survived than Chinese Spring and line 4B was the least susceptible of the substitution lines. There were significantly fewer survivors from line 1A than Chinese Spring and the majority of other lines. The susceptibility of line 1A was not due to its grain colour but may be related to the physiological characteristics of the line.

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Whittington, W.J., Feakin, S.D. Susceptibility toFusarium culmorum (W.G.Sm.)Sacc. in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) substitution lines. Euphytica 19, 190–193 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01902944

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