414896

Evaluation of biofumigation plants on <i>Fusarium</i> crown rot and head blight of wheat in North Sinai

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Last updated: 29 Mar 2025

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Biocontrol
Fungi
Microbial-plant interactions
Plant Pathology
Sustainable Development Goals

Abstract

Fusarium head blight and Fusarium crown rot diseases caused by Fusarium sp. are among the most severe plant diseases in the world. diseased samples were collected from fields in Al-Arish in late May 2021 and 2022. In this study an isolate of Fusarium nygamai was identified with a GenBank accession number OQ152508. The pathogenicity tests on six cultivars of wheat (Misr1, Misr3, Giza171, Sids14, Egaseed22, and Sakha 95) showed that cultivar Giza171 had the highest percentage of disease severity (3.33). In contrast, cultivars Sids14 and Saka95 had the least percentage of disease severity (1.25). Disease incidence of Misr1 and Misr3 cultivars had the maximum rate at (100, and 100 %) respectively.  This study aimed to explore biofumigation as a sustainable alternative to conventional fungicides by assessing the impact of four biofumigant plants (Cabbage, Turnip, Rocket, and Radish) on the pathological characteristics of five wheat cultivars (Misr1, Misr3, Giza171, Sakha95, and Sids14), in comparison to a control treatment for controlling crown rot and head blight of wheat. In vitro, biofumigation with rocket treatment was the most effective treatment that reduced the mycelial growth of Fusarium nygamai. Greenhouse, biofumigation with rocket was the most effective treatment that reduced severity and incidence of disease with F. nygamai in both seasons. In addition, it decreased the infected spike number with isolate F. nygamai. Laboratory and Greenhouse trials proved that biofumigation was effective in controlling FCR disease of wheat as an environmentally friendly control treatment.

DOI

10.21608/mb.2024.325548.1190

Keywords

Fusarium nygamai, North Sinai agriculture, Soil-borne pathogens, Wheat disease management

Authors

First Name

Suzana

Last Name

Amen

MiddleName

G.

Affiliation

Plant Pathology Lab, Plant Production Department, Faculty of Environmental Agricultural Sciences, Arish University, Arish 45516, Egypt.

Email

agro.sozi@yahoo.com

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First Name

Eman

Last Name

Elsarag

MiddleName

E.

Affiliation

Agronomy Lab, Plant Production Department, Faculty of Environmental Agricultural Sciences, Arish University, Arish 45516, Egypt.

Email

emanelsarag@aru.edu.eg

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Orcid

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First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Abdalla

MiddleName

Y.

Affiliation

Faculty of Desert and Environmental Agriculture, Matrouh University, Al Dabaa, Marsa Matrouh 5002113, Egypt.

Email

medyasab@hotmail.com

City

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Orcid

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First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

ElSharawy

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Plant Pathology Lab, Plant Production Department, Faculty of Environmental Agricultural Sciences, Arish University, Arish 45516, Egypt.

Email

a_elsharawy@aru.edu.eg

City

NorthSinai

Orcid

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Volume

10

Article Issue

1

Related Issue

53711

Issue Date

2025-03-01

Receive Date

2024-10-03

Publish Date

2025-03-01

Page Start

90

Page End

102

Print ISSN

2357-0326

Online ISSN

2357-0334

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414,896

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502

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Publication Title

Microbial Biosystems

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https://mb.journals.ekb.eg/

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Evaluation of biofumigation plants on <i>Fusarium</i> crown rot and head blight of wheat in North Sinai

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Created At

09 Mar 2025