Mycopopulation on seed of weed plants in organic vegetable production crop

Abstract

What often happens that weeds are not controlled after harvesting the cultivated crop. Thus, they continue to grow unhindered on agricultural land, becoming dangerous hosts for a large number of plant diseases and sources of constant infection. So far, there have been no systematic studies of the mycopopulation of weed seeds in Serbia. In this paper, we present the results of preliminary research. Weed seeds samples were collected during the summer and autumn vegetation of 2023. Isolation was performed using standard phytopathological methods. In these studies of the mycopopulation of weed seeds, a total of 500 seeds originating from ten weed species were examined. Seven genera of fungi were determined in this way: Penicillium, Fusarium, Alternaria, Cladosporium, Epicoccum, Rhizopus and Mucor