o:8532 THE IMPACT OF TEMPERATURE AND NUTRIENT MEDIA ON THE GROWTH OF EPICOCCUM NIGRUM UTICAJ TEMPERATURE I HRANLJIVE PODLOGE NA RAZVOJ EPICOCCUM NIGRUM en sr 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. growth conditions, strain, cultivation, biological control uslovi rasta, soj, gajenje, biološka kontrola 1552101 1821-1046 1552099 10.5937/SustFor2591015V 2025-11-27T16:37:22.988Z 44 yes 46 Aleksandar Vemić 0000-0001-9195-8967 46 Sanja Jovanović 0000-0001-9468-2628 46 Katarina Mladenović 0000-0002-9172-2388 46 Danilo Furtula 0000-0003-0004-5703 46 Jelena Božović 0000-0002-9304-0970 46 Radojica Pižurica application/pdf 1178308 https://unilib.phaidrabg.rs/o:8532 no yes 16 70 92000001 2025 71A07 Sustainable Forestry: Collection 91 15 26 Институт за шумарство, Београд, Србија 2025