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Foliar application of selenium for protection against the first stages of mycotoxin infection of crop plant leaves.
Journal of the science of food and agriculture - 15 Jan 2019
Kornaś Andrzej, Filek Maria, Sieprawska Apolonia, Bednarska-Kozakiewicz Elżbieta, Gawrońska Katarzyna, Miszalski Zbigniew
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate whether the application of selenium (Se) ions directly to the leaf surface can protect plants against infection by the fungal toxin zearalenone (ZEA). The experiments were performed for the most common and agronomically important crops such as wheat, oat, and barley (both tolerant and sensitive varieties) because mycotoxin accumulation in plants is the cause of...
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