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Infection incidence, kernel colonisation, and mycotoxin accumulation in durum wheat inoculated with Fusarium sporotrichioides, F. langsethiae or F. poae at different growth stages

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A 2-year field experiment was conducted to determine the effects of Fusarium sporotrichioides, F. langsethiae, or F. poae on durum wheat plants artificially inoculated at different growth stages. The percentage of symptomatic kernels was similar among the three species, but incidence of infected kernels was lower for F. langsethiae. Kernel colonization was higher when plants were inoculated before and during anthesis for F. sporotrichioides and F. poae, but unaffected by timing of inoculation for F. langsethiae. Production of T-2/HT-2 toxins was higher for F. sporotrichioides than for F. langsethiae. Significant accumulations of nivalenol were detected for F. poae. Across all three species, there was a weak correlation (r = 0.16; P = 0.031) between the incidences of symptomatic and infected kernels, but a stronger correlation (r = 0.53; P < 0.001) between infection incidence and the quantity of fungal DNA (species-specific) in kernels. Mycotoxin content was correlated (r > 0.58; P < 0.007) with infection incidence or fungal DNA in kernels, but only for F. sporotrichioides and F. poae.

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The first author carried out this work within the Doctoral School on the Agro-Food System (Agrisystem) of the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Italy). Parts of this work were supported by the Italian Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies, MiPAAF (project “MICOPRINCEM”).

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    L. Nazari, E. Pattori, V. Manstretta & V. Rossi

  2. Institute of Science of Food Production, CNR, Bari, Italy

    S. Somma & A. Moretti

  3. Biointeractions and Plant Health, Plant Research International, Wageningen, The Netherlands

    C. Waalwijk

  4. Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Valencia, Burjassot, Spain

    G. Meca

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Nazari, L., Pattori, E., Somma, S. et al. Infection incidence, kernel colonisation, and mycotoxin accumulation in durum wheat inoculated with Fusarium sporotrichioides, F. langsethiae or F. poae at different growth stages. Eur J Plant Pathol 153, 715–729 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-018-1558-9

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