Plant Genetic Research
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Identification of Bread Wheat Resistant Genotypes to Fusarium Head Blight Disease and Heritability Estimation for Some Traits for Bread Wheat Genotypes

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Mohammad Nader Ebrahimi 1
Hadi Ahmadi 1
Mostafa Darvishnia 2
Dariush Goodarzi 1

1 Production Engineering and Plant Genetics Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran

2 Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran

http://dx.doi.org/10.22034/pgr.10.2.1
Abstract
Hexaploid winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L., 2n= 6x= 42, AABBDD) is an important small-grain cereal crop grown for food and feed. In Iran, wheat is the most cultivated cereal crop where winter wheat is ranked 1st in terms of production. As the world population continues to rise, projections suggest that wheat production will need to double to adequately supply the nutritional needs of an estimated 10 billion people by the year 2050. The current global wheat production is significantly influenced by a multitude of environmental factors, including both abiotic and biotic stresses, as well as the adverse impacts of climate change. Meeting the world population demand is becoming increasingly dependent on the genetic improvement of new cultivars and developing novel techniques for agricultural practices. Investing in the advancement of novel breeding methodologies for cultivar improvement has emerged as a pivotal strategy in addressing the multifaceted challenges by 2050. Such challenges encompass poverty alleviation, the imperative task of nourishing 10 billion people, and mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. The main objective of the present study was to screen bread wheat genotypes resistance to Fusarium Head Blight
(FHB) disease.

Keywords

Fusarium head blight disease
Wheat
Heritability
Plant Genetic Research
Volume 10, Issue 2
December 2023
Pages 137-152

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