Simple Summary Many crops including wheat have a narrow genetic base after hundreds of
years of breeding and selection. This makes it difficult to breed new varieties with increased …

Septoria tritici blotch or Septoria leaf blotch has been used for long time, but leaf blotch is a
correct disease name. Moreover, Lb resistant gene is the correct name, but, not Stb gene. It …

Little is known about the impact of host immunity on sexual reproduction in fungal
pathogens. In particular, it is unclear whether crossing requires both sexual partners to infect …

Introduction Septoria tritici blotch (STB) is one of the most damaging fungal diseases of
wheat in Europe, largely due to the paucity of effective resistance genes against it in …

Breeding cereals in Northwest Europe for durable resistance has made an important
contribution to control of almost all economically significant diseases and pests of wheat …

Food and feed production worldwide heavily relies on wheat (Triticum aestivum). However,
current agricultural practices face numerous challenges including a shortage of land for …

Phenotyping for quantitative resistance to Septoria tritici blotch (STB), one of the most
economically devastating diseases of durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) in North African …

Zymoseptoria tritici causes the most damaging wheat disease in Europe, septoria tritici
blotch (STB). In Europe, STB is controlled mainly by fungicides and fungicide resistance is …

Septoria tritici blotch (STB) caused by Zymoseptoria tritici is the most damaging foliar
disease of wheat in Northern Europe, causing up to 50% yield loss each year. Common STB …

Ascorbic acid (AA) is a powerful antioxidant found in high concentrations in many plants. AA
acts as the initial protective barrier against potentially harmful reactive oxygen species …