The study of prevalence and species composition of Fusarium fungi on sunflower and winter wheat crops was carried out in Tambov region. In 1992-2020, 15 Fusarium fungi were identified on sunflower crops. It was identified that the predominant species infecting sunflower plants and seeds are Fusarium oxysporum, F. oxysporum var. orthoceras, F. verticillioides, and F. tricinctum. The prevalence of these pathogens was 16.3-21.8%. On the grain of winter wheat, Fusarium poae, F. equiseti and F. sporotrichioides were more common (19.6-28.6%). It was found that the seeds of Lgovskaya 8, Don Awnless and Don’s Governor were less affected by fusarium infection (by 3 - 4%). It was observed that Fusarium fungi are associated with certain winter wheat varieties. Research results may be useful for specialists studying diseases of sunflower and wheat.
In the climatic conditions of the Central Black-earth region, the infection of wheat grain with Fusarium fungi is of latent nature and can only be detected by mycological analysis. For this reason, the varietal composition of the pathogenic complex of fungi Fusarium on winter and spring wheat has not been thoroughly studied yet. Working with the problem in the conditions of the Tambov region, it was found that the grain of these varieties was infected with various species of Fusarium. The most infected spring wheat varieties were “Nik” (69%), “Biora” (45%) and “Prokhorovka” (30%). The varieties “Saratovskaya 29” (4%) and “Tulaikovskaya 100” (5%) were less infected than the other. Nine species of fungus Fusarium spp. found on spring wheat seeds were F. acuminatum Ellis, an Everhart (1895), a Wollenweber (1917), F. avenaceum (Corda ex Fries) Saccardo (1886), F. culmorum (WG Smith) Saccardo (1895), F. equiseti (Corda) Saccardo (1886), F. poae (Peck) Wollenweber in Lewis (1913), F. sambucinum Fuckel (1869), F. semitectum Berkeley and Ravenel in Berkeley (1875), F. sporotrichioides Sherbakoff (1915) and F. tricinctum (Corda) Saccardo (1886). The leading position was occupied by the species Fusarium sporotrichioides and F. avenaceum. The frequency of their occurrence on spring wheat seeds was 56.6 and 20.9%, respectively. The contamination of winter wheat with a Fusarium fungus was lower than the infection of spring wheat (1–8%). Four species of Fusarium spp. were identified on the seeds of winter wheat, they are F. avenaceum (Corda ex Fries) Saccardo (1886), F. graminearum Schwabe (1838), F. poae (Peck) Wollenweber in Lewis (1913) and F. sporotrichioides Sherbakoff (1915). The dominant position belonged to the species Fusarium poae and F. sporotrichioides (41.7 and 37.5%). It has been shown that the level of infection of wheat seeds by Fusarium fungi depends on the variety resistance to the infection.
The terms of winter wheat treatment against brown rust pathogens (PucciniareconditeRob. exDesmf. sp. tritici) can greatly differ depending on climatic conditions and applied materials. The question is not studied enough for the Tambov region. In the production brown rust control fungicides are often used at the early periods of plant development (tillering, stem-extension stage). It makes the second treatment necessary as the preparation effect finishes at the maximum manifestation of disease (plant development phase-milky ripeness of kernels). In the Tambov region, the first pustules of brown rust appear on winter wheat plants in the beginning of the earing phase. This period occurs at the end of May/beginning of June. It is logical to assume that the maximum suppression of the disease on wheat will be achieved by spraying precisely at these times. To test this assumption, the field trials were conducted using the preparations ‘Reks duo’ and ‘Abakus’. They were used in the stem-extension stage and earing phase of winter wheat. Biological efficiency of fungicide spraying in earing phase of wheat was significantly larger (98.2–98.8%). Application of fungicides spraying in stem-extension stage was 85.6-86.5%. The amount of the saved yield was 0.60–0.81 t/ha (14.2–19.1%). Maximum values of winter wheat productivity (5.05 t/ha) was obtained when the preparation ‘Abakus’ was applied in earing phase. Wheat treatment by the preparations ‘Reks duo’ and ‘Abakus’ in earing phase was found more economically profitable, and the level of profitability was 130.9 and 55.0%, in stem-extension stage it was 109.2 and 35.4% respectively. The results of the trials showed that fungicides spraying in earing phase is the most optimal.
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