Importance of Fusarium verticillioides (Sacc.) Nirenberg in etiology of ear rot of maize

Marcin Wit

marcin_wit@sggw.edu.pl
Katedra Fitopatologii, Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie (Poland)

Piotr Ochodzki


Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roślin w Radzikowie (Poland)

Roman Warzecha


Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roślin w Radzikowie (Poland)

Wojciech Wakuliński


Katedra Fitopatologii, Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie (Poland)

Abstract

The studies conduced in 2005–2006 were aimed at recognition of the etiology of corn cob fusariosis. Examination of the material collected in the experimental fields at Swadzim, Radzikow and Kobierzyce showed that Fusarium verticillioides was the predominating species. The fungus was isolated from 46% and 68% of cobs in 2005 and 2006, respectively, and its occurrence resulted in infection of 30% of kernels per cob. Moreower, F. verticillioides significantly reduced the weight of 1000 kernels.

 

Supporting Agencies

Work carried out as part of research financed by the Warsaw University of Life Sciences

Keywords:

Fusarium verticillioides, ear rot, maize

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2007-09-30

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Wit, M. (2007) “Importance of Fusarium verticillioides (Sacc.) Nirenberg in etiology of ear rot of maize”, Bulletin of Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute, (245), pp. 171–180. doi: 10.37317/biul-2007-0033.

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Marcin Wit 
marcin_wit@sggw.edu.pl
Katedra Fitopatologii, Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie Poland

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Piotr Ochodzki 

Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roślin w Radzikowie Poland

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Roman Warzecha 

Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roślin w Radzikowie Poland

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Wojciech Wakuliński 

Katedra Fitopatologii, Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie Poland

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