Published in Scientific Papers. Series B, Horticulture, Vol. LXVIV, Issue 2
Written by Carmen Palmira IONESCU, Ana Cornelia BUTCARU, Beatrice Michaela IACOMI
Flowers provide a diverse and unique habitat for microorganisms. A preliminary study on the microbiota of edible rose flowers was carried out at the USAMV of Bucharest. Rose flowers from cultivars Brother Cadfael, Crown Princess Margarett, and Falstaff were collected in October 2023 and May 2024. The composition of the fungal community associated with organic edible rose petals and stamens was analyzed. The fungal community associated with rose petals was represented by isolates of Alternaria spp. (A. alternata), Aspergillus spp. (A. niger, Aspergillus Nigri Section), Aureobasidium spp. (A. pullulans), Cladosporium spp. (C. cladosporioides), Botrytis cinerea, Epicoccum spp. (E. purpurascens), Fusarium spp. and Penicillium spp. This study provides important insights into the fungal community associated with organic edible rose flowers.
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