Control of Fusarium graminearum in Wheat With Mustard-Based Botanicals: From in vitro to in planta.

ABSTRACT: Fusarium graminearum is a phytopathogenic fungus that causes Fusarium head blight in small-grain cereals, such as wheat, with significant yield reductions. Moreover, it contaminates the cereal grains with health-threatening mycotoxins, such as deoxynivalenol (DON), jeopardizing food and feed safety. Plant-based biopesticides, i.e. botanicals, have recently gained increased interest in crop protection as alternatives to synthetic chemical products. The main objective of this study was to test the control efficacy of botanicals based on white or Indian/Oriental mustard seed flours (Tillecur - Ti, Pure Yellow Mustard - PYM, Pure Oriental Mustard - POM, Oriental Mustard Bran - OMB) on F. graminearum infection and mycotoxin accumulation in wheat grain. Botanicals at 2% concentrati

SUBMITTER: Drakopoulos D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7396492 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature