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Priority actions for Fusarium head blight resistance in durum wheat: Insights from the wheat initiative

Publicated to: Plant Genome. 18 (1): e20539- - 2025-03-01 18(1), DOI: 10.1002/tpg2.20539

Authors:

Viviani, A; Haile, JK; Fernando, WGD; Ceoloni, C; Kuzmanovic, L; Lhamo, D; Gu, YQ; Xu, SS; Cai, XW; Buerstmayr, H; Elias, EM; Confortini, A; Bozzoli, M; Brar, GS; Ruan, YF; Berraies, S; Hamada, W; Oufensou, S; Jayawardana, M; Walkowiak, S; Bourras, S; Dayarathne, M; Sánchez, JIY; Doohan, F; Gadaleta, A; Marcotuli, I; He, XY; Singh, PK; Dreisigacker, S; Ammar, K; Klymiuk, V; Pozniak, CJ; Tuberosa, R; Maccaferri, M; Steiner, B; Mastrangelo, AM; Cattivelli, L
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Affiliations

Agr & Agrifood Canada, Swift Current Res & Dev Ctr, Swift Current - Author
Canadian Grain Commiss, Winnipeg - Author
CREA Res Ctr Cereal & Ind Crops - Author
CREA Res Ctr Genom & Bioinformat, I-29017 Fiorenzuola Darda - Author
Inst Natl Agron Tunisie - Author
Int Maize & Wheat Improvement Ctr CIMMYT, Texcoco - Author
North Dakota State Univ, Dept Plant Sci - Author
Swedish Univ Agr Sci, Dept Plant Biol - Author
UCD Inst Food & Hlth - Author
Univ Bari Aldo Moro, Dept Soil Plant & Food Sci - Author
Univ Bologna, Dept Agr Sci - Author
Univ British Columbia UBC, Ag Food & Nutr Sci Dept, Vancouver - Author
UNIV MANITOBA, DEPT PLANT SCI, WINNIPEG R3T 2N2 - Author
Univ Nat Resources & Life Sci Vienna, Dept Agrobiotechnol - Author
Univ Nebraska, Dept Agron & Hort - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Ctr Biotecnol & Genom Plantas - Author
Univ Saskatchewan, Dept Plant Sci, Saskatoon - Author
Univ Sassari, Desertificat Res Ctr NRD - Author
Univ Tuscia, Dept Agr & Forest Sci DAFNE - Author
USDA ARS, Western Reg Res Ctr, Crop Improvement & Genet Res Unit - Author
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Abstract

Fusarium head blight (FHB), mainly caused by Fusarium graminearum and Fusarium culmorum, is a major wheat disease. Significant efforts have been made to improve resistance to FHB in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum), but more work is needed for durum wheat (Triticum turgidum spp. durum). Bread wheat has ample genetic variation for resistance breeding, which can be readily exploited, while durum wheat is characterized by higher disease susceptibility and fewer valuable resistance sources. The Wheat Initiative - Expert Working Group on Durum Wheat Genomics and Breeding has promoted a scientific discussion to define the key actions that should be prioritized for achieving resistance in durum wheat comparable to that found in bread wheat. Here, a detailed state of the art and novel tools to improve FHB resistance in durum are presented, together with a perspective on the next steps forward. A meta-analysis grouping all quantitative trait loci (QTL) associated with FHB resistance in both bread and durum wheat has been conducted to identify hotspot regions that do not overlap with Rht alleles, which are known to negatively correlate with FHB resistance. A detailed list of QTL related to FHB resistance and deoxynivalenol contamination and durum lines carrying different sources of FHB resistance are provided as a strategic resource. QTL, closely linked markers and durum wheat lines carrying the useful alleles, can be selected to design an effective breeding program. Finally, we highlight the priority actions that should be implemented to achieve satisfactory resistance to FHB in durum wheat.
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Keywords

AlleleBiological-controlBreadBreedingCanadaClo-1 biofungicideDisease resistanceFusariumFusarium culmorumFusarium graminearumFusarium head blightGenetic variationGenomic predictionGenomicsGovernment employeeMeta analysisMolecular characterizationMycotoxin deoxynivalenolNonhumanPlant breedingPlant diseasesPlant genomeQuantitative trait lociQuantitative trait locusReviewSingle nucleotide polymorphismSpring wheatTetraploid wheatThinopyrum-ponticumTriticumTriticum aestivumTriticum durumTriticum turgidumVomitoxinWheat

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Plant Genome due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2025, it was in position 52/273, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Plant Sciences.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-08:

  • WoS: 6
  • Scopus: 4
  • Europe PMC: 1
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-08:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 14.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 14 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 3.
  • The number of mentions on the social network Facebook: 1 (Altmetric).
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 2 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/86493/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 125
  • Downloads: 92
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Austria; Canada; Italy; Mexico; Sweden; Tunisia; United Kingdom; United States of America.

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