Characterization of Fusarium verticillioides strains isolated from maize in Italy: Fumonisin production, pathogenicity and genetic variability

Fusarium verticillioides (teleomorph Gibberella moniliformis) is the main fungal agent of ear and kernel rot of maize (Zea mays L.) worldwide, including Italy. F.verticillioides is a highly toxigenic species since it is able to produce the carcinogenic mycotoxins fumonisins. In this study, 25 F. ver...

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Main Authors: Covarelli, Lorenzo, Stifano, S., Beccari, G., Raggi, L., Lattanzio, V., Albertini, E.
Format: Journal Article
Published: N R C Research Press 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/67214