Fusarium spp. on maize in Belgium, from biodiversity to biocontrol

Numerous Fusarium species are important mycotoxin-producing pathogens affecting maize in Belgium. Crop quality is often reduced by Fusarium rot diseases, and mycotoxin contaminations can pose a serious problem for animal health. As several of these mycotoxins are integrated into European legislation, field monitoring and accurate identification of the Fusarium species remain important tasks, allowing relevant preventive or curative measures. Impacts of environmental factors, cultural practices and hybrid selection were analyzed in the frame of an integrated disease management system. Although... Mehr ...