EFS12- Book of abstracts - Contact
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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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