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Scientific Papers Series B Horticulture

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cultivated plants (esan, 1997, esan andOprea, 1995). The in vitro antagonistic activityof some fungi against other fungal pathogens ofblackcurrant was previously investigated(Petrescu and esan, 2012; Petrescu et al., 2012).Biological control with antagonistic strains offungi is an alternative and non polluting methodfor control the plant diseases produced by fungalpathogens (Fokkema, 1996).Related to environmentally friendly alternativecontrol methods of fungal pathogens of blackcurrant,a recent study analyzes the effect ofsome plant extracts on the development of theblackcurrant’s pathogen Sphaerotheca morsuvaethat produces American mildew, and onthe pathogenic fungi isolated from phylloplaneof blackcurrant in the South Eastern part ofRomania, such as Botrytis cinerea, Alternariatenuissima and Fusarium oxysporum (Enacheet al., 2011).The field experimental plots were located in theblackcurrant crops of S.C. Export-ImportHofigal S.A., which are playing the role of cofinancingpartner in the research consortium.The mentioned firm is a promoter of thesystems for ecological agriculture in the case ofsome shrubs crops for alimentary supplementsproduction.MATERIALS AND METHODSWe are using for our study the biologicalmaterial provided from reference isolate of theMycosphaerella grossulariae (Auers.) Lind.CBS 235.37 pathogen, which was purchasedfrom CBS culture collection of microorganisms,Utrecht, the Netherlands, and another 4own isolates of saprophytes fungi obtained in2010 from blackcurrant’s phylloplan, whichwere tested for their in vitro effect on thepathogen. These isolates are four strains of thefungi Trichothecium roseum, Trichodermaviride, Gliocladiumroseum and Epicoccumnigrum.In order to saprophytic fungi isolation theblackcurrant leaves were collected andintroduced in plastic bags and brings to theRDIPP (Research Development Institute forPlant Protection) laboratory of Mycology forprocessing and analysis. In laboratory theleaves were divided into the small pieces withthe help of sterile scissors. The leaves pieces430were then placed on the water-agar media forsporulating stimulation and also on CGA mediaand incubated at the room temperature. Thespores of different saprophytic fungi wereobserved and studied at the optical microscope.The saprophytic fungi spores or a little piece offungi mycelium were being transferred on theculture media in sterile conditions. The culturemedia used for fungi growth and multiplicationwere PDA and MEA. The pathogenic strain ofMycosphaerella grossulariae was inoculatedon different media and the colony diameter andcolony characteristics were registereded. Fourculture media were used, PDA (potato dextroseagar, MEA (malt extract agar) Czapek-Dox andCzapek). Each variant had 3 repetitions.The saprophytic fungi and the pathogen weregrown on PDA medium. On the specified timeintervals biometrics measurements of thereverse side of the diameter of the colonieswere performed in view to establish andcompare the growing rate of the pathogenicfungus Mycosphaerella grossulariae withthose of the saprophytic fungi. Looking for invitro testing of the antagonic effect of the foursaprophytic fungi against the strain ofMycosphaerellagrossulariae the double culturemethod were performed which mean theinoculation of both pathogen and saprophyticfungi on the same Petri dish at the samedistance for the dish centre and the samedistance one for another (Juan, 1964, esan andOprea, 1995). The experimental design consistsin 5 variant on 3 replicates each. The controlmedium culture had inoculated only with thesaprophytic fungi. The Petri dishes selected forthe experiment had a small diameter (60 mm)because of the length rhythm of pathogengrowing. The medium used for testing wasPDA. The diameter of the fungal inoculum,both pathogenic and saprophytic was of 3 mmand the distance between Petri dish centre andinoculum was of 10 mm, respectively. Thedistance between the pathogen inoculum andsaprophytic one was of 20 mm. The saprophyticfungus was inoculated later, at the 5days after pathogen inoculation in the momentwhen the colony characteristics of Mycosphaerellagrossulariae are ready formed. Theincubation was performed at room temperature(±24°C). The periodical measurements ofinternal radius of pathogen colony (the radius

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