<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Maize is becoming more and more important crop for dairy farming as forage and as substrate for biogas production. The mycotoxin producing fungi can spoil feed, reduce cattle productivity and cause health problems. The aim of this research was to study the mycoflora of maize grains in order to clarify the fungal composition and verify the presence of potential mycotoxin producing fungi. The grain samples were collected from different maize hybrid performance trial in Research and Study farm “Vecauce” of Latvia University of Agriculture in 2014. The fungi from 14 genera were isolated from surface sterilized grains. The most abundant were Alternaria, Fusarium and Penicillium spp. Mycotoxin producing fungi are present in maize grain mycoflora, and there is a risk that maize production can contain mycotoxins.</p></abstract>

Maize is becoming more and more important crop for dairy farming as forage and as substrate for biogas production. The mycotoxin producing fungi can spoil feed, reduce cattle productivity and cause health problems. The aim of this research was to study the mycoflora of maize grains in order to clarify the fungal composition and verify the presence of potential mycotoxin producing fungi. The grain samples were collected from different maize hybrid performance trial in Research and Study farm “Vecauce” of Latvia University of Agriculture in 2014. The fungi from 14 genera were isolated from surface sterilized grains. The most abundant were Alternaria, Fusarium and Penicillium spp. Mycotoxin producing fungi are present in maize grain mycoflora, and there is a risk that maize production can contain mycotoxins.

Fungal Diversity of Maize (Zea Mays L.) Grains

Latvia University of Agriculture, Lielā street 2, Jelgava, LV–3001, Latvia

Latvian Plant Protection Centre, Ltd., Struktoru street 14a, Rīga, LV–1039, Latvia

Latvia Biomedical Research and Study Centre, Rātsupītes street 1, Rīga, LV–1067, Latvia

Rural Sustainability Research

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Maize is becoming more and more important crop for dairy farming as forage and as substrate for biogas production. The mycotoxin producing fungi can spoil...

Fungal Diversity of Maize (Zea Mays L.) Grains

Publié en ligne: 10 août 2016

Pages: 2 - 6

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/plua-2016-0001

Mots clés
mycoflora, mycotoxins, Fusarium, ear rot, kernels

© by Kaspars Gulbis

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Fungal Diversity of Maize (Zea Mays L.) Grains

Publié en ligne: 10 août 2016

Pages: 2 - 6

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/plua-2016-0001

Mots clésmycoflora, mycotoxins, Fusarium, ear rot, kernels

© by Kaspars Gulbis

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
mycoflora, mycotoxins, Fusarium, ear rot, kernels