RESEARCH REGARDING THE CONTAMINATION WITH Fusarium spp. OF THE WHEAT GRAINS FROM THE VARIETY Triticum aestivum ssp. spelta BEFORE AND AFTER THE TREATMENT WITH BIO-FUNGICIDE - CASE STUDY.

In the last 20 years, the demand for spelt wheat has increased rapidly and was anticipated that it will continuate to increase with a rate of about 5% annually. The demand is determined by the consumers perceptions and by the scientific proofs that highlight that spelt wheat has a higher nutritional value compared with common wheat. The purpose of this research was to determinate the Fusarium spp. contamination level of the spelt wheat grains treated with bio-fungicide in comparison with the non-treated variants. The biological material used in this research was the spelt winter wheat variety Rokosz. The obtained results after the incubation of the samples show the presence of the fungus Fusarium spp. in the spelt wheat grains from all the variants. The contamination index determined was 73% in the non-treated variant and 80% in the treated one. The insignificant difference was considered to be influenced by the fact that spelt wheat grains are covered with hull, that being the reason why the bio-fungicide doesn't adhere to the seed surface. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]