Resistance of new common millet varieties to smut races

Abstract

Race-specific resistance of 19 common millet varieties that are firstly listed on the State Register of Plant Varieties Suitable for Dissemination in Ukraine in 2013 is assessed. It is found that almost half of the varieties are infected with all smut races, part of them is resistant only to the first group of smut races, and there is no variety to be resistant to all races of this disease. It is concluded that common millet varieties are needed to be examined for resistance to smut races

Keywords

• common millet
• variety
• immunity breeding
• pathogen
• smut races
• pathotype
• spores
• race-specific resistance
• virulence
• aggressiveness
• differentiating elements