Mycotoxins such as aflatoxins (AFs), ochratoxin A (OTA) fumonisins (FMN), deoxynivalenol
(DON), zearalenone (ZEN), and patulin are stable at regular food process practices. Ozone …

▪ Abstract Infection of maize kernels by toxigenic fungi remains a challenging problem
despite decades of research progress. Cultural practices, including crop rotation, tillage …

Fusarium species cause two distinct diseases on ears of maize, Fusarium ear rot (or pink ear
rot) and Gibberella ear rot (or red ear rot), both of which can result in mycotoxin …

Fungi are commonly present in the environment and can grow under favorable conditions
on an extensive variety of substrates. During harvesting, handling, storage, and distribution …

Fusarium is one of the major fungal genera associated with maize in Africa. This genus
comprises several toxigenic species including F. verticillioides and F. proliferatum, which are …

Fusarium species are among the most studied plant-pathogenic fungi, with several species
causing diseases on maize, wheat, barley, and other food and feed grains. Decreased yield …

The input costs of pesticides to control biotic constraints are often prohibitive to the
subsistence farmers of Africa and seed based solutions to biotic stresses are more …

A severe infestation by aflatoxin-producing fungi diminished food quality of southern United
States corn (maize) in 1998. Corn hybrids (65) naturally infected with Fusarium spp. and …

Paenibacillus polymyxa is an important member of the plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria.
P. polymyxa YC0136 inoculation had beneficial effect on growth promotion and biological …

ABSTRACT A high‐speed dual‐wavelength sorter was tested for removing corn
contaminated in the field with aflatoxin and fumonisin. To achieve accurate sorting, single …