Fungicide sensitivity levels in the Lithuanian Zymoseptoria tritici population in 2021.

ABSTRACT: Zymoseptoria tritici causes the disease known as septoria leaf blotch in winter wheat and is a major factor in yield loss worldwide. Farmers are inclined to use fungicides to protect their crops; however, the efficacy of these measures is rapidly decreasing due to the natural mechanisms of mutation emergence in pathogen populations. Increasing fungicide resistance is being recorded worldwide, therefore, screening of the current situation in Lithuania is essential to determine the subsequent steps of crop protection strategies. In this study, in vitro fungicide sensitivity tests, mutation detection, and field experiments were carried out. The mean EC₅₀ values for prothioconazole-desthio and mefentrifluconazole were 0.14 and 0.28 mg/l, respectively. Increased frequen

SUBMITTER: Lavrukaite K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9875010 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature