Discovery and Deployment of Molecular Markers Linked to Fusarium Head Blight Resistance: An Integrated System for Wheat and Barley

Authors

David Van Sanford, University of Kentucky
James Anderson, University of Minnesota
Kimberly A. Garland-Campbell, USDA-ARSFollow
Josè Costa, University of Maryland
Perry Cregan, USDA-ARS
Carl Griffey, Virginia Tech University
Patrick Hayes, Oregon State University
Richard Ward, Michigan State University

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2001

Comments

Published in Crop Science 41:638–644 (2001).

Abstract

Fusarium head blight (FHB), caused by Fusarium graminearum Schwabe [teleomorph Gibberella zeae (Schwein.)], is a devastating disease that reduces yield, quality and economic value of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and barley (Hordeum vulgare L.).