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Results of research carried out within 1995-1998 on application of molecular methods to identify the fungal pathogens of cereals were reviewed in the paper. Results of studies on fungal genome of Fusarium species - the number and size of chromosomes were presented. Available information concerning the possibilities of fungal pathogens identification with the use of RFLP, RAPD-PCR, SCAR and AFLP methods, based on the analysis of extracted fungal DNA and PCR (polymerase chain reaction) procedure were described.