Ear rot is an insidious disease of maize caused by Fusarium spp. and can reduce yield and quality of harvested grain, mainly because of its contamination with mycotoxins produced by some fungi. Depending on weather conditions, ear rot can be caused by F. graminearum and fungi belonging to Liseola section: F. verticillioides, F. proliferatum, F. subglutinans and F. temperatum. Recently, the frequency of occurrence of F. temperatum increased in the populations of Fusarium spp. existing in Poland. Based on the results obtained from the carried out studies, it can be concluded that F. temperatum could be more aggressive than other species from Liseola section.

Fuzarioza kolb kukurydzy powodowana przez grzyby z rodzaju Fusarium spp. wpływa ujemnie na wielkość plonu, jak i na jego jakość, a metabolity wtórne wytwarzane przez te grzyby powodują groźne choroby ludzi i zwierząt. Obecnie, w zależności od przebiegu warunków atmosferycznych, sprawcami fuzariozy kolb są: Fusarium graminearum oraz grzyby z sekcji Liseola: F. verticillioides, F. proliferatum, F. subglutinans i jego gatunek siostrzany – F. temperatum. Gatunek F. temperatum występuje na terenie Polski z coraz większą częstością. Jak wykazano w bieżących badaniach, może być bardziej agresywny niż inne gatunki należące do sekcji Liseola.

Fusarium temperatum; Liseola section; ear rot; maize; sekcja Liseola; fuzarioza kolb; kukurydza

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