D. R. Simpson

TL;DR: In this article, random amplified polymorphic DNA assays were used to identify amplification products characteristic of either Fusarium culmorum or fusarium graminearum and selected fragments were cloned, sequenced and primer pairs were developed which permitted specific detection of F. graminearlyum using conventional PCR.

TL;DR: It is suggested that environmental conditions differentially affect the infection and colonization processes, and the comparative abundance of the six FHB species, as well as the relationship of the incidence and abundance of each species with weather variables.

TL;DR: Diagnostic and quantitative polymerase chain reaction assays have been developed to detect and quantify individual fungal species within the disease complex and, where relevant, to differentiate between chemotypes within a single species.

TL;DR: Competitive PCR was used to determine the level of colonization of seedlings by each species in glasshouse- and field-inoculated cereal hosts and results compared to those for conventional seedling disease assessment.

TL;DR: The isolates were compared for sensitivity to benzoxazolinone (BOA), a hydroxamic acid compound derived from rye leaves and M. nivale var majus was found to be significantly more sensitive to BOA than M.NIVale var.