Erlei Melo Reis

Fusarium head blight (FHB), or scab of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), is caused by Gibberella zeae Petch, anamorph Fusarium graminearum Schwabe (1, 2, 3, and 4). The role of anthers in Fusarium infection has been reported in the literature for many decades, since initial FHB in wheat was shown to occur via anthers (1, 17, 22, 24, 25, 26, and 27).FHB of wheat is a floral infecting disease. De Vries ...