Identifying phytopathogenic fungi in Al-Baha province, Saudi Arabia through their molecular and morphological features: An overview.

ABSTRACT: Fungi are major pathogens of plants. They are responsible for most of the spoilage that occurs to plants in fields or in storage conditions. In addition to the direct impacts of fungi upon the plant's fruiting body, such as leaf spot, wilt, rust, dieback and rot, fungi can contaminate plants with mycotoxins. Twenty isolates were molecularly identified in this study representing eight genera and twelve species. The most common species identified in this work belongs to Aspergillus (33.3%), Penicillium (16.6%) and Fusarium (16.6%) genera, which are well known to have mycotoxigenic species. Environmental factors have a significant influence on the biological activity of fungi, including growth, sporulation and mycotoxin production. Temperature and water activity affect fu

SUBMITTER: Almiman B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9898442 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature