edited by Kurt J. Leonard
Fusarium Head Blight of Wheat and Barley provides a comprehensive record of current knowledge on the nature of Fusarium head blight, the damage it causes, and current research on how to control it.
Contents
History
- History of Fusarium Head Blight with Emphasis on North America
The Pathogen and Disease Development
- Systematics of Fusarium Species and Allies Associated with Fusarium Head Blight
- Histology and Physiology of Fusarium Head Blight
- Epidemiology of Fusarium Head Blight of Small Grain Cereals in North America
- Population Structure of Fusarium Species Causing Head Blight of Grain Crops
Mycotoxins
- Chemistry and Detection of Fusarium Mycotoxins
- The Role of DON in Pathogenicity
Resistance
- Inoculation Methods and Evaluation of Fusarium Head Blight Resistance in Wheat
- Breeding Wheat for Fusarium Head Blight Resistance in Europe
- Fusarium Head Blight of Barley: Impact, Epidemics, Management, and Strategies for Identifying and Utilizing Genetic Resistance
- Breeding for Resistance to Fusarium Head Blight of Wheat in China
- Transgenic Approaches to Fusarium Head Blight Resistance
Control
- Control of Fusarium Head Blight of Wheat by Fungicides
- Biological Control of Fusarium graminearum
Impact
- Impact of Fusarium Head Blight on Malting and Brewing Quality of Barley
- Safety Assurance and Quality Assurance Issues Associated with Fusarium Head Blight in Wheat
- Quantifying Economic Impacts of Fusarium Head Blight in Wheat
- Impacts of Fusarium Head Blight on the North American Agricultural Community: The Power of One Disease to Catapult Change
Index
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