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Wheat Pathogens in China

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Fungicide Resistance in Plant Pathogens

Abstract

Wheat production and consumption account for a major share of China’s food system (Du and Wang 2004), and Fusarium head blight (FHB), rusts, powdery mildew and sharp eyespot are the most important diseases on wheat, causing huge economic losses. They are generally treated by fungicides, except for rusts where resistant cultivars are widely grown. Resistance has developed to one or more fungicides, including the resistance of FHB to benzimidazole fungicides and of wheat powdery mildew to DMI fungicides. Besides resistance management, some fundamental research on fungicide resistance is also discussed.

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  1. College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China

    Ming-guo Zhou & Xiao-jing Jia

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Zhou, Mg., Jia, Xj. (2015). Wheat Pathogens in China. In: Ishii, H., Hollomon, D. (eds) Fungicide Resistance in Plant Pathogens. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55642-8_19

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