Pre-harvest measures against Fusarium spp. infection and related mycotoxins implemented by Dutch wheat farmers ...

Fusarium spp. are one of the most widespread mycotoxin-producing fungi in small-grain cereals like wheat. Theirrate of infection and production of mycotoxins is mainly influenced by weather and pre-harvest agronomicmeasures. Consequently, farmers’ prevention and control of mycotoxins are imperative since it is difficult toremove mycotoxins further down the cereal supply chain. This study aimed to (i) identify which pre-harvestpreventive and control measures Dutch wheat farmers currently apply against Fusarium spp. infection andmycotoxin contamination and to (ii) examine which farm and farmer c... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Janssen, Esmée
H.J. Ine Van Der Fels-Klerx
Mourits, Monique
Lansink, Alfons Oude
Dokumenttyp: Dataset
Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
Verlag/Hrsg.: figshare
Schlagwörter: 70101 Agricultural Land Management / FOS: Other agricultural sciences / 70308 Crop and Pasture Protection Pests / Diseases and Weeds / FOS: Agriculture / forestry and fisheries / Survey Results
Sprache: unknown
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29398028
Datenquelle: BASE; Originalkatalog
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Link(s) : https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.13502397.v1

Fusarium spp. are one of the most widespread mycotoxin-producing fungi in small-grain cereals like wheat. Theirrate of infection and production of mycotoxins is mainly influenced by weather and pre-harvest agronomicmeasures. Consequently, farmers’ prevention and control of mycotoxins are imperative since it is difficult toremove mycotoxins further down the cereal supply chain. This study aimed to (i) identify which pre-harvestpreventive and control measures Dutch wheat farmers currently apply against Fusarium spp. infection andmycotoxin contamination and to (ii) examine which farm and farmer characteristics explain the implementationof these measures. Field data on pre-harvest measures, like the selection of resistant varieties, fungicide use, andcrop rotation, along with farm and farmer characteristics were collected from Dutch wheat farmers via an onlinequestionnaire. Probit models were applied to examine farm and farmer characteristics that explain the implementationof pre-harvest measures. Results showed ...