Effects of Some Chemical Compounds on the Growth of Fusarium Species

Abstract

Abstract
Fusarium species was isolated from soil of the Basra Province, South of Iraq, and cultured at 27C° for 5 days on three
media were (Czapek Dox agar, CDA, malt extract agar, MEA, and potato dextrose agar, PDA). These media appeared
different coonies of this fungus were whitish gray with pink center, white with concavely center, and white possessed pink
center, respectively. In addition, no exudates were produced. Using lactophenol cotton blue stain, conidia were crescent
with pointed ends and some of them are septate. Different chemical compounds were tested on a growth of the Fusarium
species revealed a highest growth was noticed in potato dextrose broth (PDB) amended with aspartic acid followed by
potassium chloride, magnesium sulfate and magnesium chloride. In addition, no growth in a presence of the ammonium
acetate, potassium acetate, zinc chloride and zinc sulfate.