Fusarium diseases of maize associated with mycotoxin contamination of agricultural products intended to be used for food and feed

E Oldenburg, F Höppner, F Ellner, J Weinert - Mycotoxin research, 2017 - Springer
Infections of maize with phytopathogenic and toxinogenic Fusarium spp. may occur
throughout the cultivation period. This can cause different types of diseases in vegetative …

Aspergillus flavus and Fusarium verticillioides and Their Main Mycotoxins: Global Distribution and Scenarios of Interactions in Maize

X Chen, MF Abdallah, S Landschoot, K Audenaert… - Toxins, 2023 - mdpi.com
Maize is frequently contaminated with multiple mycotoxins, especially those produced by
Aspergillus flavus and Fusarium verticillioides. As mycotoxin contamination is a critical factor …

Fusarium species, chemotype characterisation and trichothecene contamination of durum and soft wheat in an area of central Italy

L Covarelli, G Beccari, A Prodi… - Journal of the …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Fusarium head blight (FHB) of wheat is an important disease causing yield
losses and mycotoxin contamination. The aim of the work was to detect and characterise …

Effect of Environmental Factors on Fusarium Species and Associated Mycotoxins in Maize Grain Grown in Poland

E Czembor, Ł Stępień, A Waśkiewicz - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Maize is one of the most important crops and Poland is the fifth largest producing country in
Europe. Diseases caused by Fusarium spp. can affect the yield and grain quality of maize …

Aflatoxins in cereals: worldwide occurrence and dietary risk assessment

PD Andrade, ED Caldas - World Mycotoxin Journal, 2015 - wageningenacademic.com
The worldwide occurrence of aflatoxins (AFB1, AFB2, AFG1, AFG2), genotoxic mycotoxins,
in raw maize, rice, sorghum and wheat samples collected since the year 2000 was …

Characterization of Fusarium verticillioides strains isolated from maize in Italy: Fumonisin production, pathogenicity and genetic variability

L Covarelli, S Stifano, G Beccari, L Raggi… - Food …, 2012 - Elsevier
Fusarium verticillioides (teleomorph Gibberella moniliformis) is the main fungal agent of ear
and kernel rot of maize (Zea mays L.) worldwide, including Italy. F. verticillioides is a highly …

A review of the methodology of analyzing aflatoxin and fumonisin in single corn kernels and the potential impacts of these methods on food security

RA Chavez, X Cheng, MJ Stasiewicz - Foods, 2020 - mdpi.com
Current detection methods for contamination of aflatoxin and fumonisin used in the corn
industry are based on bulk level. However, literature demonstrates that contamination of …

Occurrence and Identification of Aspergillus Section Flavi in the Context of the Emergence of Aflatoxins in French Maize

S Bailly, AE Mahgubi, A Carvajal-Campos, S Lorber… - Toxins, 2018 - mdpi.com
Aflatoxins (AFs) are secondary metabolites produced by Aspergillus section Flavi during
their development, particularly in maize. It is widely accepted that AFB1 is a major …

Mycotoxin contamination of maize in China

XD Sun, P Su, H Shan - … reviews in food science and food …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
China is a major cereal‐producing country and almost one third of the annual cereal yield is
maize. The maize plant and kernel are prone to infection by fungal attack and are most likely …

Fusarium Species from the Fusarium fujikuroi Species Complex Involved in Mixed Infections of Maize in Northern Sinaloa, Mexico

KY Leyva‐Madrigal, CP Larralde‐Corona… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
F usarium species belonging to the F usarium fujikuroi species complex (FFSC) are
associated with maize in northern Mexico and cause F usarium ear and root rot. In order to …