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Fusarium species, chemotype characterisation and trichothecene contamination of durum and soft wheat in an area of central Italy.
Journal of the science of food and agriculture - 1 Feb 2015
Covarelli Lorenzo, Beccari Giovanni, Prodi Antonio, Generotti Silvia, Etruschi Federico, Juan Cristina, Ferrer Emilia, Mañes Jordi
Abstract excerpt
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 trichothecene producing Fusarium species in durum and soft wheat cultivated in an area of central Italy in 2009 and 2010 and to determine trichothecene contamination by LC-MS/MS in the grain. RESULTS: F. graminearum s. str. was the most...
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