Evaluation of spp. System Model Against .

Cereal crops are affected by one of the most devastating diseases worldwide, known as Fusarium head blight (FHB), with being the most isolated causal pathogen. Another species associated with this disease is . This species has been considered a relatively weak pathogen compared to , but its importance has increased due to its occurrence in cereal grains worldwide. Considering the advantages of using as a plant model and the importance of in crops, our study aimed to evaluate the potential use of as a plant model to evaluate the compatible interaction with . Twelve spp. accessions from different countries were inoculated with a selected set of isolates. Disease severity, conidial quantification, fungal DNA biomass, and nivalenol quantification were assessed. The results showed a compatible interaction between accessions and , which allowed the use of the model plant for future plant-pathogen interaction studies.