Fusarium toxins in Uruguay : head blight, toxin levels and grain quality

PIÑEIRO, MAYA - SILVA, GABRIELA E.

Resumen:

Wheat and maize rank second and third in area and production among the developing world's basic foods. Together they provide about one fourth of the calories consumed in low income countries. Fusarium spp invades grain commodities in the field and during storage in Uruguay producing mycotoxins of which deoxynivalenol (DON) is the most prevalent. Association of Fusarium field infection and toxin content was determined and related to quality of grain products.


Detalles Bibliográficos
1997
CEREALES
CONTAMINACIÓN DE ALIMENTOS
MICOTOXINAS
URUGUAY
Inglés
Laboratorio Tecnológico del Uruguay
Catálogo digital del LATU
https://catalogo.latu.org.uy/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=29115
Acceso abierto
CC BY-NC-ND
Resumen:
Sumario:Wheat and maize rank second and third in area and production among the developing world's basic foods. Together they provide about one fourth of the calories consumed in low income countries. Fusarium spp invades grain commodities in the field and during storage in Uruguay producing mycotoxins of which deoxynivalenol (DON) is the most prevalent. Association of Fusarium field infection and toxin content was determined and related to quality of grain products.