Climate change (CC) is predicted to increase the risk of aflatoxin (AF) contamination in
maize, as highlighted by a project supported by EFSA in 2009. We performed a …

Introduction Fusarium graminearum is a most destructive fungal pathogen that causes
Fusarium head blight (FHB) disease in cereal crops, resulting in severe yield loss and …

Cereals are still one of the most important food and feed sources, thus determining cereal's
safety, ie, compliance with legislation, is extremely important. As systematic investigations of …

Penicillium expansum is a necrotrophic plant pathogen among the most ubiquitous fungi
disseminated worldwide. It causes blue mould rot in apples during storage, transport and …

A total of 209 samples of various cereal crops (maize, wheat, barley, rye and oats) grown in
Croatian fields during 2016 and 2017 were collected to analyze and determine the …

In the field of plant biotechnology, what has attracted researchers' attention is the use of
nanoparticles due to their unique chemical and physical properties that can be helpful in the …

Antifungal and antimycotoxigenic activity of fullerenol nanoparticles (FNPs) were
investigated on Aspergillus flavus growth isolated from a real food sample and aflatoxins …

The study explores the antifungal properties of functionalized multi-walled carbon
nanotubes (f-MWCNTs) against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. tuberosi, revealing a …

Fullerol C60 (OH) 24 nanoparticles (FNP)-wheat-A. flavus interaction outcome is more
complicated in the presence of drought. This study sheds light on how the presence of FNP …

Animal products are not immune to contaminants and could render them not safe for local
consumption or unacceptable for export. This study aimed to ascertain the prevalence and …