Mycotoxins in the Sorghum Grain Chain

Sorghum is a critical cereal crop for domesticated animals and humans in the world's hottest and driest areas. The most prominent plant disease in most locations where sorghum is grown is grain mold. This disease is complex in its etiology and the fungal components of the complex vary by locati...

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Published inMycotoxin Reduction in Grain Chains pp. 282 - 296
Main Author Leslie, John F
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 14.07.2014
Subjects
Aspergillus
fungal components
fungicide
Fusarium
grain
mycotoxins
Sorghum
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Summary:Sorghum is a critical cereal crop for domesticated animals and humans in the world's hottest and driest areas. The most prominent plant disease in most locations where sorghum is grown is grain mold. This disease is complex in its etiology and the fungal components of the complex vary by location and sometimes even by plant. Fungicide seed treatments increase the vigor of infected seedlings and may reduce fungal colonization and subsequent mycotoxin production. This chapter discusses the few of major toxins associated with sorghum. Mycotoxigenic fungal species associated with sorghum are geographically widespread and often the same as those recovered from other cereal grains. The fungal genera Aspergillus and Fusarium are responsible for most of the mycotoxins that significantly contaminate sorghum. Members of these genera are widespread, as are the reports of their toxins in sorghum.
ISBN:9780813820835
0813820839
DOI:10.1002/9781118832790.ch20