Quercetin is a flavonoid compound widely present in plants and exhibits a variety of
biological activities. Research on quercetin has shown its potential for medical application …

Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a major fungal disease that contributes to severe economic
losses for wheat and barley production in Canada and other parts of the world. Rapid …

Gibberella and Fusarium Ear Rot and Fusarium Head Blight are major diseases affecting
European cereals. These diseases are mainly caused by fungi of the Fusarium genus …

Mycotoxins are metabolites produced by molds that contaminate food commodities, are
harmful to both humans and animals, as well as cause economic losses. Many countries …

Fusarium spp. are ubiquitous fungi able to cause Fusarium head blight and Fusarium foot
and root rot on wheat. Among relevant pathogenic species, Fusarium graminearum and …

Fusarium head blight (FHB) of wheat, caused by Fusarium graminearum, reduces grain
yield and contaminates grains with trichothecene mycotoxins. Host resistance to FHB is …

To assess the in vitro activity of three phenolic acids (ferulic acid, p-hydroxybenzoic acid,
vanillic acid) and two flavonols (quercetin, rutin) on mycelial growth and mycotoxin …

Research groups have put significant emphasis on the evaluation of nutritional, health-
promoting, and other biological activities of secondary metabolites from buckwheat. Among …

Background Secondary metabolites play an important role in the plant defensive response.
They are produced as a defence mechanism against biotic stress by providing plants with …

The trichothecene biosynthesis in Fusarium begins with the cyclization of farnesyl
pyrophosphate to trichodiene, followed by subsequent oxygenation to isotrichotriol. This …