Fusarium head blight (FHB), is a serious fungal disease of wheat, worldwide causing yield losses and grain contamination with mycotoxins that jeopardies food and feed safety. This study will look into the effectiveness of using biofumigation as a safe alternative for wheat Fusarium head blight control in order to avoid using fungicides that are destructive to human health, plants, and soil.
The biofumigation treatments with three brassica crops (Cabbage – Cauliflower – Mustard and the fungicide treatment celest fs 10 % had significant effects on the growth characteristics of the two wheat cultivars Giza 171 and Misr 2. After measuring the crop characteristics of the two cultivars, it was noted that Giza 171 was the most affected by the fungal infection, while the cultivar Misr 2 was the least affected. All brassicas-biofumigation treatments (incorporation of brassica plants into soil) were very effective in enhancing wheat growth parameters and reduced fusarium head blight indexes compared with untreated control. This study found that biofumigation was a very effective treatment for fusarium head blight disease in wheat, so we recommend it as a very safe alternative to conventional fungicides that cause major damage to human and animal health, as well as soil and water.