Physiological, genetic and transcriptional characterization of Fusarium graminearum isolates

Year 2024, Volume: 42 Issue: 2, 450 - 458, 30.04.2024

Tuğba Teker , Syeda Anum Khalid Emre Yörük , Gülruh Albayrak

Abstract

Fusarium graminearum is the primary cause of Fusarium head blight (FHB) epidemics world-wide. The characterization of F. graminearum isolates via physiological, genetic, and transcriptional analysis was aimed in the study. A total of 31 isolates and a reference strain were grown on potato dextrose agar (PDA) for 7 days. According to measurements on the 4th and 7th day of cultivation, their minimum and maximum mean linear growth rates (LGRs) were calculated as 9.62±0.44 to 13.32±0.69 mm/day, respectively. Isolates were grouped as x<10 mm/day and 10

Keywords

Fusarium Graminearum, Linear Growth Rate, Gene Expression, PCR-ITS-RFLP, qRT-PCR

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