Fusarium ear rot molecular characteristics of the pathogen and host resistance

The fungi Fusarium moniliforme Sheldon and Fusarium proliferatum (Matsushima) Niren, the cause of Fusarium ear rot, were reported to produce a series of toxins on corn which include the fumonisins, of which fumonisn B1 and B2 have cancer promoting activity. Other mycotoxins produced include monilifo...

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Published in:Transactions of the National Academy of Science and Technology Vol. 33, no. 1 (Jul. 2011), 50
Main Author: Pascual, Cecilia B.
Other Authors: Ocampo, Eureka Teresa M., Salazar, Artemio M., Corn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2011
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