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Maize grain is subject to infection by a variety of pre-harvest molds, including Fusarium verticillioides (formerly F. moniliforme), a major causal agent of Fusarium ear mold of maize. F. verticillioides produces fumonisins, a family of mycotoxins of concern due to their acute toxicity to certain livestock, and their potential carcinogenicity (Dmello et al., 1999). Fumonisins inhibit sphingolipid biosynthesis in a wide range of organisms, but their mode of action as toxins and carcinogens is not fully understood. Incorporating natural ear mold resistance into elite maize germplasm has been difficult, due to complexity of the trait and the strong environmental component to ear mold symptom development, which complicates screening germplasm.
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Duvick, J. (2003). Transgenic Crops for Enhanced Disease Resistance and Food Safety. In: Vasil, I.K. (eds) Plant Biotechnology 2002 and Beyond. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2679-5_17
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