Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 2
Written by Irina-Adriana CHIURCIU, Elena SOARE, Daniela DANA, Aurelia-Ioana CHEREJI, Valentina VOICU, Ioan Jr. CHEREJI

As it is well known, Romania is an important cultivator and producer of wheat in the European Union. Due to the pedo-climatic conditions that our country has, wheat is found in all development regions, and especially in the South-Muntenia Region. Here, in 2020, 602,794 ha were cultivated, representing 28% of Romania's total area cultivated with wheat. The production obtained was 1,753,248 tons, and accounted for 27% of Romania's total wheat production. Unfortunately, this crop faces diseases and pests that can affect plant nutrition and development, and ultimately influences indicators such as the average production and total production. Contamination of cereals with toxic fungal metabolites is one of the main problems of contemporary agriculture. Fusarium species are the most dangerous pathogens of cereals and have a high level of toxicity. These metabolites are the main cause of the development of cereal fusarium (FHB). Under the existing natural conditions at Albota-Pitesti Agricultural Research and Development Station (ARDS), Arges County the paper presents several studies on the mineral nutrition of winter wheat subject to the risk of contamination with Fusarium toxins. It should be noted that the types of soil on which the experiments were performed were Vertic Luvisols. Five winter wheat varieties were selected for testing: Delabrad, Dropia, Faur, Glosa and Gruia. The phenophases in which the mineral nutrition of the plants was characterized with macro and micronutrients, ware those of the ear emergence-flowering.

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