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Dissecting Symptomatology and Fumonisin Contamination Produced by Fusarium verticillioides in Maize Ears.
Phytopathology - 1 Dec 2018
Morales Laura, Marino Thiago P, Wenndt Anthony J, Fouts Julia Q, Holland James B, Nelson Rebecca J
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The fungus Fusarium verticillioides can infect maize ears, contaminating the grain with mycotoxins, including fumonisins. This global public health threat can be managed by breeding maize varieties that are resistant to colonization by F. verticillioides and by sorting grain after harvest to reduce fumonisin levels in food systems. Here, we employed two F. verticillioides inoculation techniques representing...
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