First report of Didymella Glomerata (Corda) and Penicillium Polonicum Zaleski on Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Seeds in Iraq

Abstract

In the present study, two fungal species, Didymella glomerata and Penicillium polonicum, were isolated from seeds of four wheat cultivars, named Mahmoodia (MHD), Adena (ADN), Eba 99 (EBA), and Wefia (WAF), and determined by using phenotypic characteristics and molecular sequencing. Molecular diagnosis for both fungi was applied based on internal transcribed spacer primers (ITS1 and ITS4). This is the first record of D. glomerata and P. polonicum as wheat seed-borne fungi in Iraq.