Identification of molecular markers for resistance to Fusarium head blight in wheat

Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a devastating fungal disease of wheat and small grain cereals worldwide, causing yield losses, reducing grain quality, and leading to mycotoxin contamination of grain. Breeding for resistance to FHB by conventional selection is feasible, but the main challenge is to ide...

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Main Author: Farooqi, Arifa
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48863/