ArticlePest management science2026
A new method to measure EC
Article in Pest management science, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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- Phenotypic and genetic resistance to Septoria blotch disease in European wheat varieties.The plant genome · 2026Article
- Comprehensive analysis of the mechanisms conferring resistance to phenamacril in theFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025Review
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backgroundZymoseptoria tritici causes Septoria tritici blotch (STB), the most damaging wheat disease in Europe. In Europe, STB is controlled mainly by fungicides and fungicide resistance is frequently reported. Although fungicide resistance is thought to emerge mainly from standing genetic variation within field populations of Z. tritici, few studies have attempted to quantify the degree of fungicide resistance occurring at the field scale and to measure changes in the frequencies of resistant strains following fungicide applications during a single growing season. Even fewer studies have considered the effects of different wheat cultivars on the emergence of fungicide resistance. We developed a new high-throughput method based on resazurin dye and image analysis to measure the effective concentration of a fungicide that reduces growth by 50% (EC
resultsWe found that field populations of Z. tritici can maintain a very high diversity in fungicide sensitivity phenotypes despite three fungicide treatments, with as much diversity found within a single field during a single growing season as has been described across all of Europe over several years. We discovered that wheat cultivars that were more resistant to STB tended to be colonized by Z. tritici strains that exhibited higher fungicide resistance. We also found that specific wheat cultivars selected for resistance to specific active ingredients, providing the first direct support for the existence of significant host-fungicide-pathogen interactions.
conclusionOverall, our findings illustrate the many challenges associated with designing fungicide treatment programs that aim to reduce selection for fungicide resistance when confronted with a pathogen like Z. tritici that has a very high evolutionary potential. © 2026 The Author(s). Pest Management Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.
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