Fungi and mycotoxins in south african maize of the 1993 crop

E Rava; J H Viljoen; H Kallmeyer; A de Jager

doi:10.1007/BF03192076

Fungi and mycotoxins in south african maize of the 1993 crop

Mycotoxin Res. 1996 Mar;12(1):15-24. doi: 10.1007/BF03192076.

Authors

E Rava¹, J H Viljoen, H Kallmeyer, A de Jager

Affiliation

¹ , Maize Board, P.O. Box 669, 0001, Pretoria, South Africa.

PMID: 23604630
DOI: 10.1007/BF03192076

Abstract

The most dominant fungi in South African maize for the 1993 crop wereFusarium moniliforme andFusarium subglutinans. The mycotoxins occurring with the most frequency were the fumonisins, deoxynivalenol and nivalenol. Levels of fungal infection and mycotoxins varied between white maize and yellow maize, and between the respective grades.