RECENT ADVANCES IN WHEAT HEAD SCAB RESEARCH IN CHINA. AN ABRIDGED VERSION OF A PAPER PREPARED FOR NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL LIBRARY, USDA, USA

摘要

Wheat head scab (WHS), also called Fusarium head blight, is a serious problem in the People's Republic of China. Chinese scientists began research on WHS 50 years ago and have made great progress, especially in breeding for WHS resistance. However, most of their work has been published in the Chinese language, which has limited its accessibility to non-Chinese speaking scientists. The purpose of this review is to bring English-language readers up-to-date on scab research that has been published in Chinese. We will critically review research on biology of the major pathogen Fusarium graminearum, on interaction of wheat and the pathogen, and on methods for disease control. We hope that this review in English will provide scientists all over the world with information on WHS research in China and will help build connections between scientists from China and other countries.