Table 1. F. graminearum strains used in this study.

Strain	Genotype	Source or reference
Z-3639	Fusarium graminearum wild-type	[26]
ΔabaA	ΔabaA::GEN	[22]
Δmat2	∆mat1-2::GFP-HYG	[27]
HK167	Δmat1-2::HYG ΔabaA::GEN	Δmat2 × ΔabaA
Δgzp53l005	Δgzp53l005::GEN	[15]
Δgzzc183	Δgzzc183::GEN	[15]
Δgzzc258	Δgzzc258::GEN	[15]
ΔFgnot3	ΔFgnot3::GEN	[15,28]
Δgzzc302	Δgzzc302::GEN	[15]
HK327	Δgzp53l005::GEN ΔabaA::GEN	HK167 × Δgzp53l005
HK328	Δgzzc183::GEN ΔabaA::GEN	HK167 × Δgzzc183
HK329	Δgzzc258::GEN ΔabaA::GEN	HK167 × Δgzzc258
HK330	ΔFgnot3::GEN ΔabaA::GEN	HK167 × ΔFgnot3
HK331	Δgzzc302::GEN ΔabaA::GEN	HK167 × Δgzzc302