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Modeling the Effects of Fusarium Head Blight on Wheat Grain Yield and Quality and Developing Cost-effective Strategies for Minimizing Losses

Salgado, Jorge David
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1396968172

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2014, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Plant Pathology.
Fusarium head blight (FHB) or head scab, caused predominantly by Fusarium graminearum in North America, is a disease of economic importance in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in Ohio and other parts of the world. FHB reduces grain yield (YLD) and test weight (TW; weight per unit volume), and causes Fusarium damaged kernel (FDK) and deoxynivalenol (DON) mycotoxin contamination of grain. Data were collected from several field experiments conducted in Ohio to i) model FHB/YLD and FHB/TW relationships as influenced by cultivar and the severity of Stagonospora nodorum leaf blotch (SLB, another disease of economic importance in Ohio); ii) develop integrated management programs to minimize losses caused by FHB, and iii) conduct economic analyses of FHB management programs. Depending on the objective of the study, plots of FHB susceptible and moderately resistant cultivars were planted and inoculated with different spore concentrations of F. graminearum and S. nodorum to generate a range of FHB and SLB intensities and corresponding YLD and TW values, treated with a fungicide, and harvested with different combine harvester settings. Linear mixed model variance and covariance analyses and random-effects meta-analyses were used to quantify FHB index (IND)/YLD and IND/TW relationships, and to determine the effects of cultivar, fungicide, and grain harvesting strategy (modification to combine settings to remove small and lightweight kernel) on IND, FDK, DON, YLD, and TW. The final models for both relationships were of the form y=a+b(IND). YLD and TW decreased as IND increased, with the rates of reduction ranging from -54 to -46 kg ha-1 %-1 for YLD and -3.2 to -2.3 kg m-3 %-1 for TW. Neither cultivar nor SLB affected the IND/YLD relationship, but SLB affected the height of the IND/TW regression lines, and cultivar affected the rate of TW reduction per unit increase in IND. The level of IND at which a 1 MT ha-1 yield loss was predicted to occur ranged from 19 to 22%, whereas a 100 kg m-3 reduction in TW was predicted to occur between 31 and 44% IND. Several FHB management programs were developed. The greatest percent reduction in FDK (25 to 62%) and DON (33 to 52%) and increase in YLD (18 to 26%), relative to the reference program (without any management intervention), was observed for programs that included moderate resistance and fungicide treatment. The greatest percent increase in TW (8 to 10%) relative to the reference was observed when modified combine setting was integrated with resistance and/or fungicide. Overall, the most effective management programs all included fungicide treatment, two included moderate resistance, and two modified combine setting. Relative to the reference, these programs resulted in 30 to 51% reduction in total estimated price discount, $127 to 312 ha-1 increase in gross cash income, and economic benefits ranging from $31 to 272 ha-1, depending on the level of IND (5 to 15%), grain price ($118 to 276 MT-1), and fungicide application cost ($40 to 96 ha-1). Results from these studies will be used in more general models to evaluate the economics of FHB/DON management strategies.
Pierce Paul (Advisor)
Laurence Madden (Advisor)
236 p.
Agriculture; Epidemiology; Plant Pathology
Fusarium head blight, Yield loss, IPM, Cost-Benefit assessment, Soft Red Winter Wheat

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  • Salgado, J. D. (2014). Modeling the Effects of Fusarium Head Blight on Wheat Grain Yield and Quality and Developing Cost-effective Strategies for Minimizing Losses [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1396968172

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  • Salgado, Jorge. Modeling the Effects of Fusarium Head Blight on Wheat Grain Yield and Quality and Developing Cost-effective Strategies for Minimizing Losses. 2014. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1396968172.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Salgado, Jorge. "Modeling the Effects of Fusarium Head Blight on Wheat Grain Yield and Quality and Developing Cost-effective Strategies for Minimizing Losses." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1396968172

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