“If a farmer is to harvest a load of wheat, that is often tested at the elevator for this toxin, and there are thresholds put in place to make sure that the food and feed supply is safe,” he says.

Between 2012 and 2023, corn ear rot infections caused $8.6 billion in grain damage. Here’s how to identify early to minimize losses.

They can cause the production of five different mycotoxins in association with the different ear rot: Aflatoxin (Aspergillus), Deoxynivalenol or as also called DON/vomitoxin and Zearalenone ...

Parsons, M.W. (2008) Biotic and Abiotic Factors Associated with Fusarium Ear Rot of Maize Caused by Fusarium verticillioides. Ph.D. Dissertation, Iowa State University, Ames.

Abstract Fusarium ear rot (FER) negatively affects maize production worldwide and poses a serious threat to human health for producing mycotoxins. The objectives of our study were to assess the ...

They can cause the production of five different mycotoxins in association with the different ear rot: Aflatoxin (Aspergillus), Deoxynivalenol or as also called DON/vomitoxin and Zearalenone ...

They include Aspergillus ear rot, Gibberella ear rot (Figure 1), Fusarium ear rot, and Penicillium ear rot. Whereas, other ear rots like Diplodia (Figure 2) do not produce mycotoxins.

There are a number of plant pathogens that can cause stalk rot including, Anthracnose, Bacteria, Charcoal, Diplodia, Fusarium, Gibberella, and Pythium. Some of these stalk rots have very ...

• the most common ear rot fungi are Aspergillus flavus and Fusarium spp. In addition to severely affecting kernel growth and weight, these fungi produce several mycotoxins that are harmful to ...

Yield-robbing diseases such as Fusarium ear rot and Gibberella ear rot are on the rise, threatening Iowa farmers’ return on investment as they steal more corn yield and jeopardize farm animals with ...