Table 1.
Number of Fusarium isolates from maize kernels collected in 10 different provinces of Iran. The occurrence and the incidence of the most occurring species F. verticillioides (Fv) and F. proliferatum (Fp) are also reported.
| Iranian Provinces | Number of Maize Sample | Number of Fusarium Isolates | Fusarium Species Occurrence (%) | Incidence * (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fv | Fp | Other Species | Fusarium spp. | Fv | Fp | |||
| Alborz | 30 | 126 | 47 | 48 | 5 | 21 | 10 | 10 |
| Golestan | 15 | 100 | 61 | 28 | 11 | 33 | 20 | 9 |
| Qazvin | 25 | 84 | 56 | 40 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 7 |
| Fars | 30 | 82 | 50 | 34 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 5 |
| Khuzestan | 24 | 62 | 74 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 0 |
| Ardabil | 20 | 43 | 81 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 1 |
| Zanjan | 12 | 27 | 78 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| Lorestan | 10 | 11 | 18 | 55 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Esfahan | 10 | 9 | 78 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Kermanshah | 6 | 7 | 71 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 182 | 551 | 59 | 31 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 5 |
* Incidence was calculated as percentage of seeds infected on total analysed seeds.