QTL analysis of native Fusarium head blight and deoxynivalenol resistance in 'D8006W'/'Superior', soft white winter wheat population.

Background: Fusarium head blight (FHB), caused by Fusarium graminearum, is a major disease of wheat in North America. FHB infection causes fusarium damaged kernels (FDKs), accumulation of deoxynivalenol (DON) in the grain, and a reduction in quality and grain yield. Inheritance of FHB resistance is complex and involves multiple genes.