LETTER TO THE EDITOR

PRINCIPAL FUNGI DISEASES IN TRITICALES AND WHEAT IN SAN JOSÉ DE LAS LAJAS - HAVANA PROVINCE

Dear Sr.:

Several Triticales and wheat collections from International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Mexico, were evaluated in Cuba for animal feeding purposes. Phytopathological evaluations were carried out at the experimental area of the National Institute for Agricultural Sciences (INCA), San José de las Lajas, Havana Province, for two years. For the first time in the country, the presence of disease causal agents Helminthosporium sativum P.K. & B., on leaves and spikes; Fusarium culmorum (W.G. Smith) Sacc., on spike; Puccinia graminis Pers. and Curvularia sp., on spike, were detected in these cultures. According to distribution and damage, the most important phytopathogens were H. sativum and F. culmorum for wheat and the first one for Triticales.

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B. Martínez*, S. Pérez*, R. Plana**

*Laboratorio de Micología Vegetal, Grupo Fitopatología, Dirección Protección de Plantas, Centro Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria (CENSA), Apartado 10, San José de las Lajas, La Habana, Cuba, Correo electrónico: bmcoca@censa.edu.cu; **Dpto. Biofertilizantes y Nutrición de las Plantas, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Agrícolas (INCA), San José de las Lajas, La Habana, Cuba ]]>