Article
Characterization and fitness of carbendazim-resistant strains of Fusarium graminearum (wheat scab).
Pest management science - 1 Dec 2007
Chen Changjun, Wang Jianxin, Luo Qingquan, Yuan Shankui, Zhou Mingguo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Carbendazim (MBC) has failed to control wheat scab, caused by Fusarium graminearum Schwabe, on the eastern coast of China in recent years after about 30 years of application. RESULTS: MBC resistance was found to be common in pathogen populations on the eastern coast and along areas of the Yangtze River. EC(50) and minimum inhibitive concentration (MIC) values of MBC inhibiting mycelium growth of...
Topics
- Benzimidazoles
- Carbamates
- Cloning, Molecular
- Drug Resistance, Fungal
- Fungal Proteins
- Fungicides, Industrial
- Fusarium
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Mutagenesis
- Mutation
- Mycelium
- Temperature
- Tubulin
- Virulence
