Priority actions for Fusarium head blight resistance in durum wheat: Insights from the wheat initiative

Abstract Fusarium head blight (FHB), mainly caused by Fusarium graminearum and Fusarium culmorum, is a major wheat disease. Significant efforts have been made to improve resistance to FHB in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum), but more work is needed for durum wheat (Triticum turgidum spp. durum). Brea...

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Main Authors: Ambra Viviani, Jemanesh K. Haile, W. G. Dilantha Fernando, Carla Ceoloni, Ljiljana Kuzmanović, Dhondup Lhamo, Yong‐Qiang Gu, Steven S. Xu, Xiwen Cai, Hermann Buerstmayr, Elias M. Elias, Alessia Confortini, Matteo Bozzoli, Gurcharn Singh Brar, Yuefeng Ruan, Samia Berraies, Walid Hamada, Safa Oufensou, Malini Jayawardana, Sean Walkowiak, Salim Bourras, Monika Dayarathne, Julio Isidro y Sánchez, Fiona Doohan, Agata Gadaleta, Ilaria Marcotuli, Xinyao He, Pawan K. Singh, Susanne Dreisigacker, Karim Ammar, Valentyna Klymiuk, Curtis J. Pozniak, Roberto Tuberosa, Marco Maccaferri, Barbara Steiner, Anna Maria Mastrangelo, Luigi Cattivelli
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Published: Wiley 2025-03-01
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author Ambra Viviani
Jemanesh K. Haile
W. G. Dilantha Fernando
Carla Ceoloni
Ljiljana Kuzmanović
Dhondup Lhamo
Yong‐Qiang Gu
Steven S. Xu
Xiwen Cai
Hermann Buerstmayr
Elias M. Elias
Alessia Confortini
Matteo Bozzoli
Gurcharn Singh Brar
Yuefeng Ruan
Samia Berraies
Walid Hamada
Safa Oufensou
Malini Jayawardana
Sean Walkowiak
Salim Bourras
Monika Dayarathne
Julio Isidro y Sánchez
Fiona Doohan
Agata Gadaleta
Ilaria Marcotuli
Xinyao He
Pawan K. Singh
Susanne Dreisigacker
Karim Ammar
Valentyna Klymiuk
Curtis J. Pozniak
Roberto Tuberosa
Marco Maccaferri
Barbara Steiner
Anna Maria Mastrangelo
Luigi Cattivelli
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Jemanesh K. Haile
W. G. Dilantha Fernando
Carla Ceoloni
Ljiljana Kuzmanović
Dhondup Lhamo
Yong‐Qiang Gu
Steven S. Xu
Xiwen Cai
Hermann Buerstmayr
Elias M. Elias
Alessia Confortini
Matteo Bozzoli
Gurcharn Singh Brar
Yuefeng Ruan
Samia Berraies
Walid Hamada
Safa Oufensou
Malini Jayawardana
Sean Walkowiak
Salim Bourras
Monika Dayarathne
Julio Isidro y Sánchez
Fiona Doohan
Agata Gadaleta
Ilaria Marcotuli
Xinyao He
Pawan K. Singh
Susanne Dreisigacker
Karim Ammar
Valentyna Klymiuk
Curtis J. Pozniak
Roberto Tuberosa
Marco Maccaferri
Barbara Steiner
Anna Maria Mastrangelo
Luigi Cattivelli
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description Abstract Fusarium head blight (FHB), mainly caused by Fusarium graminearum and Fusarium culmorum, is a major wheat disease. Significant efforts have been made to improve resistance to FHB in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum), but more work is needed for durum wheat (Triticum turgidum spp. durum). Bread wheat has ample genetic variation for resistance breeding, which can be readily exploited, while durum wheat is characterized by higher disease susceptibility and fewer valuable resistance sources. The Wheat Initiative – Expert Working Group on Durum Wheat Genomics and Breeding has promoted a scientific discussion to define the key actions that should be prioritized for achieving resistance in durum wheat comparable to that found in bread wheat. Here, a detailed state of the art and novel tools to improve FHB resistance in durum are presented, together with a perspective on the next steps forward. A meta‐analysis grouping all quantitative trait loci (QTL) associated with FHB resistance in both bread and durum wheat has been conducted to identify hotspot regions that do not overlap with Rht alleles, which are known to negatively correlate with FHB resistance. A detailed list of QTL related to FHB resistance and deoxynivalenol contamination and durum lines carrying different sources of FHB resistance are provided as a strategic resource. QTL, closely linked markers and durum wheat lines carrying the useful alleles, can be selected to design an effective breeding program. Finally, we highlight the priority actions that should be implemented to achieve satisfactory resistance to FHB in durum wheat.
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spelling doaj-art-a25f66e31396498a930c561f8b3c93e82025-08-20T02:54:03ZengWileyThe Plant Genome1940-33722025-03-01181n/an/a10.1002/tpg2.20539Priority actions for Fusarium head blight resistance in durum wheat: Insights from the wheat initiativeAmbra Viviani0Jemanesh K. Haile1W. G. Dilantha Fernando2Carla Ceoloni3Ljiljana Kuzmanović4Dhondup Lhamo5Yong‐Qiang Gu6Steven S. Xu7Xiwen Cai8Hermann Buerstmayr9Elias M. Elias10Alessia Confortini11Matteo Bozzoli12Gurcharn Singh Brar13Yuefeng Ruan14Samia Berraies15Walid Hamada16Safa Oufensou17Malini Jayawardana18Sean Walkowiak19Salim Bourras20Monika Dayarathne21Julio Isidro y Sánchez22Fiona Doohan23Agata Gadaleta24Ilaria Marcotuli25Xinyao He26Pawan K. Singh27Susanne Dreisigacker28Karim Ammar29Valentyna Klymiuk30Curtis J. Pozniak31Roberto Tuberosa32Marco Maccaferri33Barbara Steiner34Anna Maria Mastrangelo35Luigi Cattivelli36Department of Agricultural SciencesUniversity of BolognaBolognaItalyCrop Development Centre and Department of Plant Sciences University of SaskatchewanSaskatoonSaskatchewanCanadaDepartment of Plant ScienceUniversity of ManitobaWinnipeg Manitoba CanadaDepartment of Agriculture and Forest Sciences (DAFNE)University of TusciaViterboItalyDepartment of Agriculture and Forest Sciences (DAFNE)University of TusciaViterboItalyUSDA‐ARS, Crop Improvement and Genetics Research Unit, Western Regional Research CenterAlbanyCaliforniaUSAUSDA‐ARS, Crop Improvement and Genetics Research Unit, Western Regional Research CenterAlbanyCaliforniaUSAUSDA‐ARS, Crop Improvement and Genetics Research Unit, Western Regional Research CenterAlbanyCaliforniaUSAUSDA‐ARS, Wheat, Sorghum & Forage Research UnitLincolnNebraskaUSADepartment of Agrobiotechnology TullnUniversity of Natural Resources and Life Sciences ViennaTullnAustriaDepartment of Plant SciencesNorth Dakota State UniversityNorth DakotaFargoUSADepartment of Agricultural SciencesUniversity of BolognaBolognaItalyDepartment of Agricultural SciencesUniversity of BolognaBolognaItalyAg, Food & Nutr Science DepartmentUniversity of British Columbia (UBC)Vancouver British Columbia CanadaSwift Current Research and Development Center, Agriculture and Agri‐Food CanadaSwift CurrentSaskatchewanCanadaSwift Current Research and Development Center, Agriculture and Agri‐Food CanadaSwift CurrentSaskatchewanCanadaInstitut National Agronomique de Tunisie 43TunisTunisiaDesertification Research Center (NRD)Università degli Studi di SassariSassariItalyDepartment of Plant ScienceUniversity of ManitobaWinnipeg Manitoba CanadaCanadian Grain CommissionWinnipegManitobaCanadaDepartment of Plant BiologySwedish University of Agricultural SciencesUppsalaSwedenDepartment of Plant ScienceUniversity of ManitobaWinnipeg Manitoba CanadaCentro de Biotecnología y Genómica de PlantasUniversidad Politécnica de MadridMadridSpainSchool of Biology and Environmental ScienceUCD Earth Institute and UCD Institute for Food and Health, BelfieldDublinIrelandDepartment of Soil, Plant and Food SciencesUniversity of Bari Aldo MoroBariItalyDepartment of Soil, Plant and Food SciencesUniversity of Bari Aldo MoroBariItalyInternational Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)Texcoco Edo de MexicoMexicoInternational Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)Texcoco Edo de MexicoMexicoInternational Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)Texcoco Edo de MexicoMexicoInternational Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)Texcoco Edo de MexicoMexicoCrop Development Centre and Department of Plant Sciences University of SaskatchewanSaskatoonSaskatchewanCanadaCrop Development Centre and Department of Plant Sciences University of SaskatchewanSaskatoonSaskatchewanCanadaDepartment of Agricultural SciencesUniversity of BolognaBolognaItalyDepartment of Agricultural SciencesUniversity of BolognaBolognaItalyDepartment of Agrobiotechnology TullnUniversity of Natural Resources and Life Sciences ViennaTullnAustriaCREA ‐ Research Centre for Cereal and Industrial CropsFoggiaItalyCREA ‐ Research Centre for Genomics and BioinformaticsFiorenzuola d'Arda (PC)ItalyAbstract Fusarium head blight (FHB), mainly caused by Fusarium graminearum and Fusarium culmorum, is a major wheat disease. Significant efforts have been made to improve resistance to FHB in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum), but more work is needed for durum wheat (Triticum turgidum spp. durum). Bread wheat has ample genetic variation for resistance breeding, which can be readily exploited, while durum wheat is characterized by higher disease susceptibility and fewer valuable resistance sources. The Wheat Initiative – Expert Working Group on Durum Wheat Genomics and Breeding has promoted a scientific discussion to define the key actions that should be prioritized for achieving resistance in durum wheat comparable to that found in bread wheat. Here, a detailed state of the art and novel tools to improve FHB resistance in durum are presented, together with a perspective on the next steps forward. A meta‐analysis grouping all quantitative trait loci (QTL) associated with FHB resistance in both bread and durum wheat has been conducted to identify hotspot regions that do not overlap with Rht alleles, which are known to negatively correlate with FHB resistance. A detailed list of QTL related to FHB resistance and deoxynivalenol contamination and durum lines carrying different sources of FHB resistance are provided as a strategic resource. QTL, closely linked markers and durum wheat lines carrying the useful alleles, can be selected to design an effective breeding program. Finally, we highlight the priority actions that should be implemented to achieve satisfactory resistance to FHB in durum wheat.https://doi.org/10.1002/tpg2.20539
spellingShingle Ambra Viviani
Jemanesh K. Haile
W. G. Dilantha Fernando
Carla Ceoloni
Ljiljana Kuzmanović
Dhondup Lhamo
Yong‐Qiang Gu
Steven S. Xu
Xiwen Cai
Hermann Buerstmayr
Elias M. Elias
Alessia Confortini
Matteo Bozzoli
Gurcharn Singh Brar
Yuefeng Ruan
Samia Berraies
Walid Hamada
Safa Oufensou
Malini Jayawardana
Sean Walkowiak
Salim Bourras
Monika Dayarathne
Julio Isidro y Sánchez
Fiona Doohan
Agata Gadaleta
Ilaria Marcotuli
Xinyao He
Pawan K. Singh
Susanne Dreisigacker
Karim Ammar
Valentyna Klymiuk
Curtis J. Pozniak
Roberto Tuberosa
Marco Maccaferri
Barbara Steiner
Anna Maria Mastrangelo
Luigi Cattivelli
Priority actions for Fusarium head blight resistance in durum wheat: Insights from the wheat initiative
The Plant Genome
title Priority actions for Fusarium head blight resistance in durum wheat: Insights from the wheat initiative
title_full Priority actions for Fusarium head blight resistance in durum wheat: Insights from the wheat initiative
title_fullStr Priority actions for Fusarium head blight resistance in durum wheat: Insights from the wheat initiative
title_full_unstemmed Priority actions for Fusarium head blight resistance in durum wheat: Insights from the wheat initiative
title_short Priority actions for Fusarium head blight resistance in durum wheat: Insights from the wheat initiative
title_sort priority actions for fusarium head blight resistance in durum wheat insights from the wheat initiative
url https://doi.org/10.1002/tpg2.20539
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