Genotypic variation in winter wheat for fusarium foot rot and its biocontrol using Clonostachys rosea.

ABSTRACT: Biological control to manage plant diseases is an environmentally friendly alternative to using chemical pesticides. However, little is known about the role of genetic variation in plants affecting the efficacy of biological control agents (BCAs). The aim of this study was to explore the genetic variation in winter wheat for disease susceptibility to fusarium foot rot caused by Fusarium graminearum and variation in biocontrol efficacy of the fungal BCA Clonostachys rosea to control the disease. In total, 190 winter wheat genotypes were evaluated under controlled conditions in two treatments, i.e. (i) F. graminearum (Fg) and (ii) F. graminearum infection on C. rosea treated seeds (FgCr). Alongside disease severity, plant growth-related traits such as shoot length and root length were also m

SUBMITTER: Chaudhary S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11631536 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature