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Fusarium head blight of barley and wheat [2003]

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Description

Fusarium head blight (FHB), also known as scab or tombstone, is a disease of wheat, barley, oats and other small cereal grains and corn (Figure 1). It is caused by several species of Fusarium; however, Fusarium graminearum is the primary species involved. In 1999, Fusarium graminearum was declared a pest under the Alberta Agricultural Pests Act.

Updated

March 1, 2003

Tags
barley blight crop diseases field crops grain crops wheat

Title and publication information

Type
Fact Sheet
Series Title

Agri-facts

Extent

7 pages

Frequency

Once

Publisher / Creator Information

Publisher

Agriculture, Food, and Rural Development (1992-2006)

Contributor

Calpas, James

Contributor

Howard, Ron

Contributor

Turkington, Kelly

Contributor

Clearn, RAndy

Contributor

Evans, Ieuan

Place of Publication

Edmonton

Subject Information

Topic
Agriculture
Subject (LCSH)

Fusarium

Subject (LCSH)

Grain--Diseases and pests

Resource Dates

Date Created

2003-03-01

Date Added

2015-12-09T19:08:01.746342

Date Modified

2003-03-01

Date Issued

2003-03-01

Date Archived

2020-03-30

Audience information

Identifiers

AGDEX number

110/632-1

NEOS catalogue key

2673600

Usage / Licence

Contact

Contact Name

Agriculture and Forestry

Contact Email

duke@gov.ab.ca