Claim · model-written summary
Aspergillus was isolated at 2.3% frequency from wheat kernels.
- Taxon
- Aspergillus
Aspergilluse0 - Interactor
- wheat
Triticum aestivumt0host - Outcome
- frequencye0
- Value
- 2.3%e0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingDirectionQualifier
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Verbatim
e0“The major genera of fungi isolated according to decreasing frequency were Epicoccum (52.8%), Alternaria (34%), Fusarium (6%), Aspergillus (2.3%) and Penicillium (1.8%).”
t0“wheat kernels”
Title
James W. Muthomi; Eunice Mutitu 2003
Other claims from this paper (17)
- Observation Epicoccum was isolated at 52.8% frequency from wheat kernels.
- Observation Alternaria was isolated at 34% frequency from wheat kernels.
- Observation Fusarium was isolated at 6% frequency from wheat kernels.
- Observation Penicillium was isolated at 1.8% frequency from wheat kernels.
- Observation The frequently isolated Epicoccum species was identified as E. purpurascenes.
- Observation Cladosporium was isolated at very low frequency.
- Observation Rhizopus spp. were isolated at very low frequency.
- Observation F. poae accounted for 43% of Fusarium isolates.
- Observation F. graminearum accounted for 39% of Fusarium isolates.
- Observation F. avenaceum accounted for 8% of Fusarium isolates.
- Observation F. equiseti was also isolated.
- Observation F. oxysporum was also isolated.
- Observation F. camptoceras was also isolated.
- Observation F. chlamydosporium was also isolated.
- Observation Most F. graminearum isolates produced deoxynivalenol and zearalenone.
- Observation The results indicated that head blight was widely distributed at low levels in the investigated wheat growing areas.
- Observation The inoculum was potentially capable of severe infections under optimum weather conditions.