Molecular identification of Fusarium spp causing crown rot and head blight on winter wheat in Iraq

Abstract

spp causing crown rot and head blight on winter wheat in Iraq. Journal of Agricultural Technology 8(5): 1677-1690. The study was carried out to characterize Fusarium isolates associated with crown rot and head blight on wheat by morphological and molecular techniques. The molecular characterization was achieved through sequencing translation elongation factor-1 alpha gene (αTEF gene) and RNA polymerase II gene (RPB2) and confirm by GenBank database BLAST. Result showed that among 21 pathogenic isolates obtained, 4 isolate were