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ArticleBMC microbiology2020

Identification of fungi in Tunisian olive orchards: characterization and biological control potential.

Houda Gharsallah, Ines Ksentini, Sourour Naayma, Karama Hadj Taieb, Nour Abdelhedi, Christina Schuster, Mohamed Ali Triki, Mohieddine Ksantini, Andreas Leclerque

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Article in BMC microbiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Houda GharsallahLaboratory of Improvement and Protection of Genetic Resources of Olive Tree, Tunisian Olive Institute, University of Sfax, Airport Road, P.B. 1087, 3000, Sfax, Tunisia. houda_gharsallah@yahoo.fr.
Ines KsentiniLaboratory of Improvement and Protection of Genetic Resources of Olive Tree, Tunisian Olive Institute, University of Sfax, Airport Road, P.B. 1087, 3000, Sfax, Tunisia.
Sourour NaaymaLaboratory of Improvement and Protection of Genetic Resources of Olive Tree, Tunisian Olive Institute, University of Sfax, Airport Road, P.B. 1087, 3000, Sfax, Tunisia.
Karama Hadj TaiebLaboratory of Improvement and Protection of Genetic Resources of Olive Tree, Tunisian Olive Institute, University of Sfax, Airport Road, P.B. 1087, 3000, Sfax, Tunisia.
Nour AbdelhediLaboratory of Improvement and Protection of Genetic Resources of Olive Tree, Tunisian Olive Institute, University of Sfax, Airport Road, P.B. 1087, 3000, Sfax, Tunisia.
Christina SchusterInstitute for Microbiology and Biochemistry, Geisenheim University, Geisenheim, Germany.
Mohamed Ali TrikiLaboratory of Improvement and Protection of Genetic Resources of Olive Tree, Tunisian Olive Institute, University of Sfax, Airport Road, P.B. 1087, 3000, Sfax, Tunisia.
Mohieddine KsantiniLaboratory of Improvement and Protection of Genetic Resources of Olive Tree, Tunisian Olive Institute, University of Sfax, Airport Road, P.B. 1087, 3000, Sfax, Tunisia.
Andreas LeclerqueInstitute for Microbiology and Biochemistry, Geisenheim University, Geisenheim, Germany.
University of Sfax · TNTechnical University of Darmstadt · DE

Funding

Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst 57166691, 57247235, and 57401859
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOlive production is the main agricultural activity in Tunisia. The diversity of fungi was explored in two different olive groves located in two distant geographical zones in Sfax (Tunisia) with different management practices.

resultsFungal isolation was made from soil and the major olive tree pests, namely the Olive fly, Bactrocera oleae Gmelin (Diptera: Tephritidae), and the Olive psyllid, Euphyllura olivina Costa (Homoptera: Psyllidae). A total of 34 fungal isolates were identified according to their phenotypic, genotypic, biochemical and biological activities. Twenty fungal species were identified belonging to six different genera (Alternaria, Aspergillus, Cladosporium, Fusarium, Lecanicillium and Penicillium) by the analysis of their ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 ribosomal DNA region. Different bioassays performed in this work revealed that 25/34 (73.5%) of the identified fungal isolates showed an entomopathogenic and/or antagonistic activity, 9/34 (26.5%) of them displayed phytopathogenic features.

conclusionsFungal species that showed entomopathogenic and/or antagonistic potentialities and that are non-phytopathogenic, (17/34; 50%) of our fungal isolates, could be explored for olive protection against fungal diseases and pests, and might have a future application as biocontrol agents.

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AgricultureAnimalsFungiOleaPest Control, BiologicalSoil MicrobiologyTephritidaeTunisiaAntagonismBiological controlEntomopathogenicityFungiInsect pestsPhytopathogenicity

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