[The occurrence of Fusarium varieties and their mycotoxins in silo corn. 2. The formation of zearalenone in the field by artificial infection of silo corn with Fusarium culmorum (W. G. Smith) Sacc].

Abstract

The formation of zearalenone in a maize plot artificially infected with Fusarium culmorum was studied. The zearalenone concentration steeply increased only in the 8th week after inoculation and reached a maximum value of ca. 7 ppm, whereas zearalenone could not be detected in the control variants. The crude nutrient and dry matter content was not significantly influenced by the fungal infection. The infected crop showed average ear dry weights distinctly lower than that of the control variants (P less than or equal to 0.001). Apart from zearalenone, the mycotoxin deoxynivalenol was qualitatively detected in the infected maize. The toxicological relevance of the ascertained zearalenone content with regard to the health of dairy cattle and pigs was discussed.

• Authors: P Lepom, H Baath, O Knabe
• Journal: Archiv fur Tierernahrung (Arch Tierernahr) Vol. 38 Issue 9 Pg. 807-15 (Sep 1988) ISSN: 0003-942X [Print] England
• Vernacular Title: Vorkommen von Fusarium-Arten und ihren Mykotoxinen auf Silomais. 2. Mitteilung. Bildung von Zearalenon auf dem Feld durch künstliche Infektion von Silomais mit Fusarium culmorum (W. G. Smith) Sacc.
• PMID: 2975166 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Resorcinols
• Zearalenone

Topics

• Animal Feed
• Animals
• Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
• Chromatography, Thin Layer
• Food Contamination
• Fusarium (metabolism)
• Resorcinols (biosynthesis)
• Zea mays (microbiology)
• Zearalenone (analysis, biosynthesis)