The susceptibility to Terbacil of six randomly selected strawberry cultivars (‘Aromas’, ‘Chambly’, ‘Harmonie’, ‘Kent’, ‘La Clé des Champs’ and ‘Seascape’) was analysed using chlorophyll florescence (CF) in comparison with visual observation, in an attempt to develop a method for use in a breeding programme to select herbicide-resistant strawberry lines. Terbacil was applied at one of five rates...

tandem with transgenic technology, while also questioning the validity of OCT performance data. Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) cultivars transgenically enhanced A key role of cultivar testing is to provide unbiased to impart herbicide resistance to either bromoxynil [3,5-dibromoagronomic performance in a defined environment while 4-hydroxybenzonitrile; BXN (Bayer Advanced, Peoria, IL)] or glyph...

Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a serious disease of wheat. The best controls for FHB are planting of resistant cultivars and application of fungicides to heads. However integrating these strategies may provide additional benefits for small grain producers including reduced disease losses and lower levels of the toxin deoxynivalenol (DON). This research was conducted to determine if resistant cul...

Stem blight of blueberry caused by fungal pathogens in the family Botryosphaeriaceae presents a major challenge to global production. Since its first documented outbreak North Carolina, USA 1950s, Botryosphaeria stem has been reported production regions more than nine countries across five continents. The lack effective management strategies or resistant cultivars makes disease control especial...

Wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. ricini (Wr) Gordon is one of the major yield losing diseases in castor. Cultivating wilt resistant cultivars is an effective strategy to control the disease. Utilization of diverse sources of stable resistance is a prerequisite for durable resistance breeding. The experiment was conducted to identify genetically diverse resistant sources in castor germpla...

Stem rust along with foliar diseases is a harmful pathogen causing strong yield reduction worldwide. Resistant cultivars provide efficient way for wheat growers to avoid yield losses. In our study, 200 wheat cultivars registered in Hungary in the past twenty five years, were investigated using molecular markers. A significant part of the cultivars carried the 1BL.1RS translocation, the source o...

Competitive crop cultivars offer a potentially cheap option to include in integrated weed management strategies (IWM). Although cultivars with high competitive potential have been identified amongst cereal crops, competitiveness has not traditionally been considered a priority for breeding or farmer cultivar choice. The challenge of managing herbicide-resistant weed populations has, however, re...

Stability of resistance to Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid &White) Chitwood was determined in pepper (Capsicum chinense Jacq. and C. annuum L.) at 24, 28, and 32 degrees C. Reactions of the C. annuum cultivars Charleston Belle and Keystone Resistant Giant and the C. chinense cultigens PA-426 and PA-350 to M. incognita were compared. Charleston Belle is homozygous for the N gene that confers resis...