Fusarium ear blight, also known as FEB, is a fungal disease of cereals including wheat, barley, oats, rye and triticale. It is caused by a range of Fusarium fungi that infect the heads of the crop and reduce grain yield. The disease is often accompanied by contamination with mycotoxins the fungi produce while the crop is still growing in the field, and it can cause severe economic losses because mycotoxin contaminated grain cannot be sold for food or feed.
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Fusarium ear blight, also known as FEB, is a fungal disease of cereals including wheat, barley, oats, rye and triticale.
2. Fusarium Head Blight (Wikipedia)
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For FEB no control measure is completely effective and integrated management involving several control strategies such as preventive measures, disease monitoring and chemical control is necessary.
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Resistance breeding involves screening of plant lines subjected to artificial inoculation with Fusarium.
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