EFS12- Book of abstracts - Contact
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SESSION 5: DISEASE CONTROL AND FORECASTING MODELS<br />
P115 - Effect <strong>of</strong> previous crops and climatic<br />
conditions on Fusarium foot and root rot and yield <strong>of</strong><br />
Durum wheat in North West Tunisia<br />
S. Chekali 1 , S. Gargouri 2 , M. Rezgui 3 , T. Paulitz 4 , B. Nasraoui 5<br />
1 Pôle Régional de Recherche et de Développement Agricoles du Nord-Ouest semi-aride à El Kef. B.P<br />
221 -7100 Le Kef, Tunisia; 2 Laboratoire de protection des végétaux, Institut national de la recherche<br />
agronomique de Tunisie, rue Hédi Karray 2049, Tunisia; 3 Laboratoire de science agronomique, Institut<br />
national de la recherche agronomique de Tunisie/ Kef. B.P 221 -7100 Le Kef, Tunisia; 4 USDA-ARS,<br />
Root Disease and Biological Control Unit, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-6430,<br />
USA; 5 Laboratoire de phytopathologie, Institut National Agronomique de Tunisie, 43 Avenue<br />
Charles Nicolle, Cité Mahrajène, 1082 Belvédère-Tunis, Tunisia<br />
E-mail: samirachekali@yahoo.fr<br />
Fusarium crown and root rot affects most <strong>of</strong> the small grain cereals over the<br />
world, especially durum wheat. Control <strong>of</strong> foot and root rot relies heavily on a<br />
break from continuous cropping <strong>of</strong> cereals to decrease inoculum borne on plant<br />
residues in the soil. The climatic conditions during the year and the preceding<br />
crops were investigated for their effects on yields and the incidence and severity<br />
<strong>of</strong> Fusarium culmorum and F. pseudograminearum on durum wheat over three<br />
successive years in trials established in 2004 in Northwest Tunisia. Disease<br />
incidences were determined by the frequency <strong>of</strong> recovery <strong>of</strong> these two fungi<br />
species in stem bases and roots. The incidences were significantly higher<br />
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