Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
6-1997
Journal or Book Title
Plant Disease
Volume
81
Issue
6
First Page
556
Last Page
565
DOI
10.1094/PDIS.1997.81.6.556
Abstract
In 1988, W. C. A. Gelderblom et al. reported that the fumonisins (Fig. 1), a new class of mycotoxins, had been identified from cultures of Fusarium moniliforme J. Sheld., and that these toxins had cancerpromoting activity (10). This report represented a major breakthrough in nearly a century of investigation into the animal and human diseases associated with consumption of maize contaminated with F. moniliforme. This also was the starting point for worldwide efforts to describe the structure, properties, and toxicology of this new group of toxins. Additionally, the report renewed interest in the phytopathology of the most notorious pathogen of maize.
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Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Munkvold, Gary P. and Desjardins, Anne E., "Fumonisins in Maize: Can We Reduce Their Occurrence?" (1997). Plant Pathology and Microbiology Publications. 56.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/plantpath_pubs/56
Comments
This article is from Plant Disease 81 (1997): 556, doi:10.1094/PDIS.1997.81.6.556.