Reducing the incidence of cereal head infection and mycotoxins in small grain cereal species |
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| Authors: | Valeria Terzi Giorgio Tumino A Michele Stanca Caterina Morcia |
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| Institution: | 1. Consiglio per la Ricerca e la Sperimentazione in Agricoltura, CRA-GPG, Genomics Research Centre, Via San Protaso 302, I-29017 Fiorenzuola d’Arda (PC), Italy;2. Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, I-42122, Reggio Emilia, Italy |
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| Abstract: | Reducing the level of infection of cereal heads caused by Fusarium and associated mycotoxin accumulation in grains is of a high priority in order to secure the yield, agronomic performance, and food and feed safety from field to table. Strategies to tackle the problem have been proposed at many levels, including greater knowledge of the biology of toxigenic fungi and of plant–pathogen interactions, monitoring activities which extend from the field to the end-products, pre-breeding, breeding and transgenesis to develop new resistant plant varieties, crop protection based on synthetic or natural molecules, biocontrol of fungal populations, the development and use of models that take into account the climatic conditions, and the adoption of technological protocols for reducing or inactivating mycotoxins. This review article highlights that the problem is very complex but that the scientific community continues to produce important knowledge and potential solutions. |
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| Keywords: | Small grain cereals Toxigenic fungi Mycotoxins FHB |
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