Mycotoxin contamination of maize hybrids after infection with Fusarium proliferatum.
Pascale, M., Visconti, A., Avantaggiato, G., Pronczuk, M. and Chelkowski, J.
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 79 : 2094-2098.
1999
บทคัดย่อ
The ear rot severity of 9 maize hybrids and the accumulation of FB1, B2, BEA and fusaproliferin after artificial inoculation in the field with a toxigenic strain of Fusarium proliferatum were investigated. Inoculated ears contained 11-38% of Fusarium damaged kernels (FDK). Mycotoxin andlyses of these kernels showed a pronounced contamination of FDK with concentrations in the range 116-343 mg/kg for FB1, 8-29 mg/kg for FB2, 1-14 mg/kg for BEA and 2-10 mg/kg for fusaproliferin. Lower levels of contamination were found in healthy looking kernels (up to 26, 2,0.2 and 0.3 mg/kg, respectively). A good correlation was observed between mycotoxin contamination and the Fusarium ear rot index, calculated on the basis of average ear infection.