DORINA BELI, ARTIONA LAZE, VJOLLCA GJINI2, MIMOZA MUKAJ, SKENDER VARAKU
Agriculture University of Tirana, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food, Kamez, Tirane, Albania
The transfer Center of the Agriculture Technology, Lushnje, Albania
Albanian General Directorate of Customs, Tirana, Albania.
(mimoza.mukaj@yahoo.com)
4Agriculture University of Tirana, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Kamez, Tirane, Albania.
*Corresponding author e-mail: dorinabeli9@gmail.com
Abstract
Fusarium Head Blight of Wheat caused by Fusarium spp is one of the most widespread diseases in Albania which can cause significant yield losses if weather conditions are favorable (high humidity and temperatures above 24 degrees Celsius). This study was conducted to determine the influence of Fusarium HeadBlight index (Imc) on the quality of wheat grain .The following was analyzed : thousand kernel weight, crude protein content, wet gluten, ash content and k-SDS sedimentation in relation with disease index and internal infection on 13 winter wheat cultivars grown during the year 2015-2016 on experimental fields of Agriculture Technology Transfer Center ( ATTC) Lushnja. Analysis of variance revealed significant variability’s on total proteins, K-SDS and disease index (Imc) evaluating the susceptibility and the resistance of wheat cultivars against FHB . The statistical evaluation showed that there exists a medium negative correlation between thousand kernel weight and disease Index (Imc) (r = -0.67).
Key words: Fusarium Head blight, wheat , disease index, proteins, gluten.
