Download or read book Fusarium head scab of wheat (Fusarium graminearum Schwabe) written by J. Ireta M. and published by CIMMYT. This book was released on 1994 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Economic importance; Scab-producing organisms; Etiology; Epidemiology;Survival of the inoculum source; Types of inoculum; Inoculum production and dispersal; Hosts; Spike infection and colonization; Symptoms; Toxin production; Evaluating the disease and estimating crop losses; Disease scoring; Estimating crop losses; Controle measures; Disease resistance; Chemical control; Cultural control.