Jaume Castellvi Mendez

The final days of the corn crop season in US brings unusual weather patterns as it has throughout the growing season. While a good portion of the production area faced long dry periods, such as in KS, MO, IA, AR, and OK the regions around those faced wetter than normal conditions.The impacts of both drought and high moisture on mold and mycotoxin contamination were discussed in previous reports, b ...

1 IntroductionAs a result of its nutritional properties, wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is one of the most frequently eaten cereals all over the world by both humans and animals (Vieira, 2006). Brazil is not self-sufficient in the production of this cereal; producing less than half of its consumption needs, and such production is subject to market fluctuations. Because of milder temperatures, the so ...

IntroductionCereals are particularly susceptible to fungal contamination during both the pre- and postharvest stages. Many of these fungi are producers of mycotoxins, which are a chemically diverse group of secondary metabolites with a wide range of toxic effects (Bryden, 2012). The contamination of grain by mycotoxins represents a major concern worldwide in the pig production chain, since the eff ...