Aflatoxin contamination of crops is frequent in warm regions across the globe, including
large areas in sub-Saharan Africa. Crop contamination with these dangerous toxins …

Wheat and barley are critical food and feed crops around the world. Wheat is grown on more
land area worldwide than any other crop. In the United States, production of wheat and …

True fungi (Fungi) and fungus-like organisms (eg Mycetozoa, Oomycota) constitute the
second largest group of organisms based on global richness estimates, with around 3 …

Recent publications have argued that there are potentially serious consequences for
researchers in recognising distinct genera in the terminal fusarioid clade of the family …

The global diversity of fungi has been estimated between 2 to 11 million species, of which
only about 155 000 have been named. Most fungi are invisible to the unaided eye, but they …

Scientific names are crucial for communicating knowledge concerning fungi and fungus-like
organisms. In plant pathology, they link information regarding biology, host range …

Fusarium head blight (FHB) is one of the main fungal diseases of grain crops such as wheat,
barley and maize. The FHB species complex produces mycotoxins that cause quality and …

Fungi are ubiquitous in both natural and human-made environments. They play important
roles in the health of plants, animals, and humans, and in broad ecosystem functions. Thus …

The genus Fusarium includes numerous toxigenic species that are pathogenic to plants or
humans, and are able to colonize a wide range of environments on earth. The genus …

Fusarium is one of the most important genera of plant-pathogenic fungi in the world and
arguably the world's most important mycotoxin-producing genus. Fusarium species produce …