eng srp http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode https://unilib.phaidrabg.rs/o:8532 doi:10.5937/SustFor2591015V ISSN: 1821-1046 2025 info:eu-repo/semantics/article growth conditions, strain, cultivation, biological control uslovi rasta, soj, gajenje, biološka kontrola application/pdf 1178308 bytes Институт за шумарство, Београд, Србија THE IMPACT OF TEMPERATURE AND NUTRIENT MEDIA ON THE GROWTH OF EPICOCCUM NIGRUM UTICAJ TEMPERATURE I HRANLJIVE PODLOGE NA RAZVOJ EPICOCCUM NIGRUM Fungus Epicoccum nigrum is one of the most important potential biocontrol agents of plant pathogens. To optimise the application methods, the study investigated the influence of temperature and nutrient media on Epicoccum nigrum mycelium growth. The optimal temperature for Epicoccum nigrum growth ranged from 17 to 25⁰C. At 9 ⁰C, Epicoccum nigrum showed a delayed beginning of the growth compared to the other temperatures. The lowest mycelial growth was recorded on Sabouraud maltose agar (SMA), while cultures on malt extract agar (MEA), cornmeal agar (CMA) and potato dextrose agar (PDA) showed the same growth. The colour of cultures varied depending on temperature and nutrient media. The application of Epicoccum nigrum in biotechnical purposes was discussed. Gljiva Epicoccum nigrum je jedan od najvažnijih potencijalnih agenasa biokontrole parazita biljaka. U cilju unapređenja metoda korišćenja, izvršeno je ispitivanje uticaja temperature i hranljive podloge na rast micelije Epicoccum nigrum. Optimalna temperatura za rast Epicoccum nigrum je bila u rasponu 17-25 ⁰C. Na temperaturi 9 ⁰C Epicoccum nigrum je pokazao kasniji početak rasta u odnosu na ostale temperature. Najmanji porast micelije je zabeležen na sabouraud maltoznom agaru (SMA) hranljivoj podlozi, dok su kulture na malc ekstrakt agar (MEA), kukurzna kaša agar (CMA) i krompir dektroza agar (PDA) hranljivim podlogama pokazale isti rast. Boja kultura je varirala u zavisnosti od temperature i hranljive podloge. Primena Epicoccum nigrum u biotehničke svrhe je diskutovana. Vemić, Aleksandar Jovanović, Sanja Mladenović, Katarina Furtula, Danilo Božović, Jelena Pižurica, Radojica Sustainable Forestry: Collection volume: 91 startpage: 15 endpage: 26