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Identification of airborne propagules of the Gibberella fujikuroi species complex during maize production

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The airborne dispersal of the anamorphs of the Gibberella fujikuroi species complex was studied under pre- and postharvest maize (corn) production conditions using a 3-stage Andersen sampler. The aim of this study was to identify and analyse the size distribution of such species in air samples. Differences were observed between the concentration of large- and small-sized propagules (identified as aggregates and single microconidia, respectively), but the difference was only significant during a high concentration period (October 2007, P = 0.009). No correlation was found between the concentration of fusaria found at different sampling heights (10 and 150 cm above ground level). Fusarium isolates were collected and identified based on morphological characters and using species-specific PCR assays. The PCR analysis confirmed morphological identification of F. verticillioides, F. proliferatum and F. subglutinans. High concentrations were found during the maize harvest, loading and corn shelling. Our results showed that the monitoring of F. verticillioides should be performed at a single sampling height.

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The authors would like to thank Dr. Antonio Logrieco (Institute of Sciences of Food Production, ISPA-CNR, Bari, Italy) for the kind gift of the Fusarium strains. This research was supported by Hungarian State Research Grants (OTKA F67908, 77612).

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  1. Department of Aerobiological Monitoring, National Institute of Environmental Health, Gyáli út 2–6, Budapest, 1097, Hungary

    Magyar Donát & Bobvos János

  2. Agricultural Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Martonvásár, Hungary

    Szőke Csaba

  3. Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Eszterházy Károly College, Eger, Hungary

    Koncz Zsuzsanna

  4. Department of Plant Pathology, Plant Protection Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary

    Szécsi Árpád

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Donát, M., Csaba, S., Zsuzsanna, K. et al. Identification of airborne propagules of the Gibberella fujikuroi species complex during maize production. Aerobiologia 28, 263–271 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10453-011-9213-3

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