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SESSION 3: PATHOGENESIS – EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POPULATION<br />

GENETICS<br />

P56 - Fusarium species associated to durum wheat<br />

during 2011-2012<br />

L. Gargouri Kammoun 1,2 , K. Ferchichi 3 , M. Rabeh Hajlaoui 2<br />

1 Higher school <strong>of</strong> Agriculture <strong>of</strong> Kef, University <strong>of</strong> Jendouba, Tunisia; 2 Laboratory <strong>of</strong> biotechnology<br />

applied to agriculture, the National Institute for Agricultural Research, INRA Tunisia, Rue Hedi Karray,<br />

2049 Ariana, University <strong>of</strong> Carthage Tunisia; 3 Higher school <strong>of</strong> Agriculture <strong>of</strong> Mograne, University <strong>of</strong><br />

Carthage, Tunisia<br />

E-mail: lobna_kammoun@yahoo.fr<br />

Fusarium head blight is a divesting disease spread throughout the world, and it<br />

occurred previously in Northern Tunisia. Environmental factors such as<br />

temperature, precipitation, air humidity are mainly responsible for the occurrence<br />

<strong>of</strong> Fusarium species. In 2011 and 2012, the rainy and warm weather was very<br />

favorable for the occurrence and development <strong>of</strong> Fusarium Head Blight in durum<br />

wheat particularly in the region <strong>of</strong> Bizerte situated at the North <strong>of</strong> Tunisia. The aim<br />

<strong>of</strong> this study is: to evaluate the development <strong>of</strong> the disease during this crowing<br />

season, to identify the fungi associated with this disease, to study the<br />

pathogenesis <strong>of</strong> seed germination and scaling ears. Analysis <strong>of</strong> Deoxynivalenol<br />

accumulation by ELISA test was also made for harvested grains, and after ear’s<br />

artificial inoculation. Morphological identification <strong>of</strong> fungi from grain revealed the<br />

presence <strong>of</strong> Fusarium culmorum (80%), F. pseudograminearum (18%), and<br />

Microdochium nivale var. (2%). After that, F. culmorum which is the mostly<br />

isolated was tested at different spore suspensions on seed germination, and on<br />

artificially inoculation <strong>of</strong> ears under controlled conditions. Results showed the<br />

impact <strong>of</strong> this fungus on yield. In fact its presence in wheat causes a decrease <strong>of</strong><br />

germination and grain’s weight. Detection <strong>of</strong> deoxynivalenol by the ELISA test<br />

using the Kit Readascreen DON revealed the presence <strong>of</strong> low levels DON ranged<br />

from 0.1 to 0.2 ppm.<br />

Keywords: Fusarium head blight, wheat, ELISA<br />

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