BACKGROUND Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Acari: Astigmata) and Fusarium sp. co-occur in poorly managed grain. In a laboratory experiment, mite grazing resulted in significant reduction of fungal mycelium on cultivation plates. The destruction of mycelium appeared to be a result of an interaction between the mites, fungi and associated bacteria. METHODOLOGY AND PRINCIPAL FINDINGS A laboratory expe...

Objective: Fusarium diseases that cause grain mold and stalk rot of millet are the most important diseases, of these crops in Iran. Fusarium can cause stalk rots, ear rots, and grain mold, resulting in serious production losses in millet, and produce mycotoxins that are harmful to both humans and domesticated animals.  Methods: A total of 23 Fusarium isolates were rec...

objective: fusarium species are prevalent contaminants of foodstuffs and agricultural crops.  they produce fumonisins, which are carcinogenic mycotoxins. the present study has evaluated maize and wheat samples from ten provinces in iran that were contaminated with fusarium species. special attention was paid to the ability of the isolates to produce fumonisin b1 (fb1) as a public health hazard....

The isolation of bacteria was carried out from samples of straw and chicken manure, compost at various stages of the composting process and casing soil used for growing button mushrooms. A preliminary screening of 108 bacterial isolates for antagonistic activity against Trichoderma aggressivum f. europaeum showed that 23 tested isolates inhibited mycelial growth of the pathogenic fungus. Furthe...

Nine different Fusarium species were isolated from Acacia koa seeds, seedpods, seedling stem and root tissues, rhizosphere soil and soil surrounding roots of diseased trees. Fusarium oxysporum, the cause of koa dieback and wilt, was not isolated from seeds or seedpods but was found most commonly on roots and soil near diseased koa seedlings. Fusarium subglutinans was the most common species iso...

During the meteorologically contrasting period of 2003-2005, the contamination of winter wheat, malt barley and fodder barley grain with micromycetes during grain harvesting and preparation for storage was investigated. Micromycetes of over 70 species ascribed to 16 genera were isolated and identified, the density of their populations in grain was determined. Micromycetes with a population dens...

Abstract Due to global shifts in climate, studies contrasting conditions of two natural and climatic zones are particular interest: (1) subzone mixed broad-leaved forests, (2) south-steppe subzone. In the period 2019-2020, 308 plant species from 56 families were surveyed. Phytopathogens damage plants, therefore increase loss quality materials. The frequency occurrence mycoses autumn is 2-14 tim...

Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a devastating fungal disease of small-grain cereals that causes significant yield losses and mycotoxin contamination, diminishing food feed safety worldwide. In contrast to wheat, little known about the agricultural practices influence FHB mycotoxins in barley. Thus, nationwide survey was conducted across Switzerland for harvest samples 2016 2017, accompanied with ...