Creation of the infectious background of the loose smut of oats
A comparative analysis of two methods of infection of oat spores of loose smut: the modified method Ried and method VIR. The most severe lesion observed in the first inoculation method. On an artificial infectious background, and in conditions of natural infestation for resistance to loose smut is estimated 356 of selection and collection samples of oats. Selected resistant forms, which are of particular interest for practical breeding.