FUSARIUM SPECIES ISOLATED FROM WHEAT AND MAIZE IN EASTERN CROATIA

Fusarium species are widespread and play an important role in disease etiology of wheat and maize. Wheat and maize for Fusarium isolations were collected during seven-year period from ten locations in Eastern Croatia. Nine Fusarium species and M. nivale were identified from 1169 isolates of wheat plants and six Fusarium species from 894 isalates of maize plants. The most dominant species from all parts of wheat and from debris of maize roots and stems was F. graminearum. F. moniliforme was most frequently isolated species of maize kernels and stems. During this research, F sporotrichioides was determined for the first time in Croatia.