Cereal grains are the most important food source for humans. As the global population
continues to grow exponentially, the need for the enhanced yield and minimal loss of …

Mycotoxins represent secondary fungal metabolites not essential to the normal growth and
reproduction of a fungus, but capable of causing biochemical, physiological and …

Mycotoxins are secondary fungal metabolites, toxic to humans, animals and plants. Among
the hundreds of known mycotoxins, aflatoxins, citrinin, patulin, penicillic acid, tenuazonic …

Toxigenic fungi and mycotoxins entered human food supplies about the time when mankind
first began to cultivate crops and to store them from one season to the next, perhaps 10,000 …

The Fusarium species predominantly found associated with Fusarium head blight (FHB) in
wheat and other small-grain cereals all over Europe are F. graminearum, F. avenaceum and …

Trichothecene mycotoxins are a group of structurally similar fungal metabolites that are
capable of producing a wide range of toxic effects. Deoxynivalenol (DON, vomitoxin), a …

The fumonisins, a family of food-borne carcinogenic mycotoxins, were first isolated in 1988
(21) from cultures of Fusarium verticillioides (Sacc.) Nirenberg (previously known as …

Seed testing centers exist in almost every country in every corner of the globe. More and
more students are enrolling in programs that require knowledge of the complex and …

Fungal spoilage of stored grains may occur when activity of water (aw) in cereal grain
exceeds a critical limit enabling mould growth. Because it is not feasible to maintain all parts …

Corn is commonly contaminated with toxic secondary metabolites (mycotoxins) from fungi.
Mycotoxins can impact the health of humans and animals consuming corn-based food and …