Gene expression in near isogenic spring wheat lines carrying or not the 2DL FHB resistance QTL during early infection with Fusarium graminearum, the major causal agent of fusarium head blight in wheat

Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a major disease of cereal crops caused by the fungus Fusarium graminearum (Fg). FHB affects the flowering heads (or spikes). This study compare the gene expression profile in wheat spikelets from near isogenic spring wheat lines carrying or not the FHB resistance QTL 2DL, after inoculation with water (H2O) or Fg; two inoculation methods were also compared, point and spray inoculation.

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Wójcik PI, Ouellet T, Balcerzak M, Dzwinel W