Biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) are emitted from both plant vegetation and their pathogens. Thus, BVOCs can act as biomarkers for detection or early forecasting of infections. BVOCs are hereby identified to serve as biomarkers for the onset of powdery mildew, one of the world's leading diseases for wheat. VOC identification was based on background subtracted mass spectra identified using the NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology)/EPA/NIH Mass Spectral Library 17 (2017) and the Wiley Registry of Mass Spectral Data, 10th edition (2014).

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