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Accumulation of Fumonisins in Maize Hybrids Inoculated under Field Conditions with Fusarium moniliforme Sheldon
Author(s) -
Pascale Michelangelo,
Visconti Angelo,
Prończuk Maria,
Wiśniewska Halina,
Chelkowski Jerzy
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0010(199705)74:1<1::aid-jsfa752>3.0.co;2-5
Subject(s) - fumonisin b1 , inoculation , fusarium , fumonisin , hybrid , biology , mycotoxin , horticulture , veterinary medicine , zoology , botany , medicine
The accumulation of fumonisin B 1 (FB 1 ) and fumonisin B 2 (FB 2 ) after inoculation of 14 maize hybrids with Fusarium moniliforme has been examined in Poland during the seasons 1992–1995. Fumonisins have been detected in all 14 hybrids in amounts ranging from 0·09 mg kg ‐1 FB 1 +0·02 mg kg ‐1 FB 2 to 93·2 mg kg ‐1 FB 1 +15·8 mg kg ‐1 FB 2 . Inoculated ears contained from <1% up to 60% of Fusarium damaged (=mouldy) kernels (FDK). Fumonisins' levels in FDK ranged from 5·1 mg kg ‐1 FB 1 +1·4 mg kg ‐1 FB 2 up to 196·0 mg kg ‐1 FB 1 +62·0 mg kg ‐1 FB 2 . Significant influence of the year of inoculation on ear infection and fumonisins accumulation was observed. Only one hybrid (Mona) exhibited low disease score, low percentage of FDK (1·1–2·6%) and low levels of fumonisins (FB 1 from 0·09 to 1·66 mg kg ‐1 and FB 2 from 0·02 to 0·42 mg kg ‐1 ) during 3 years of experiments. © 1997 SCI.