Tarbiat Modares University Journal of Crop Protection 2251-9041 14 2 2025 06 01 First report of highly pathogenic Cladosporium cladosporioides isolates on durum wheat plant under controlled conditions in Algeria 195 207 27627 10.48311/jcp.2025.76193.0 EN Asma Gharzouli Department of Agronomic Sciences, Faculty of Nature and Life Sciences, Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Ferhat ABBAS University–Setif-1, Algeria. Amor Bencheikh Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Nature and Life Sciences, Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Ferhat ABBAS University–Setif-1, Algeria. Barkahoum Meriem Daichi Department of Agronomic Sciences, Faculty of Nature and Life Sciences, Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Ferhat ABBAS University–Setif-1, Algeria. Noureddine Rouag Department of Agronomic Sciences, Faculty of Nature and Life Sciences, Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Ferhat ABBAS University–Setif-1, Algeria. Journal Article 2024 08 14 Phytopathogens isolated from durum wheat grains collected across twenty-eight locations in northeastern Algeria revealed, for the first time, the presence of Cladosporium cladosporioides isolates in durum wheat seeds in Algeria. These isolates were identified through macroscopic and microscopic examinations, followed by molecular identification confirmation. Under controlled conditions, pathogenicity assessments were conducted on three durum wheat varieties, focusing on the effects on germination rate, coleoptile length, root length, and the basal parts of the wheat seedlings. The findings demonstrated that C. cladosporioides isolates induced a significant reduction in the germination inhibition rate to 100% and decreased root and shoot length by 35.44% and 45.41%, respectively. Moreover, they diminished root and shoot fresh weight by 85.56% and 47.18%, respectively.

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