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The effect of foliar chitosan application on fusarium head blight in barley is highly genotype dependent.
BMC plant biology - 13 Jul 2026
Hoheneder F, Einspanier S, Metzger O, Klink H, Stam R, Hückelhoven R
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BACKGROUND: Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a severe disease of barley that reduces yield and grain quality through contamination with mycotoxins. Conventional disease management provides only partial control under field conditions. Elicitors such as chitosan, a natural biopolymer, are promising alternatives to enhance plant resistance, but the efficacy of induced resistance may depend on host genotype and...
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