B. Bisek

Pre-breeding to establish Fhb7 in winter wheat using marker-assisted, modified backcrossing

Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a destructive disease of wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) that causes major grain yield and quality losses. Improving host resistance remains an important strategy for managing FHB; however, resistance is quantitatively inherited and is often strengthened by combining multiple complementa...