Tünde Pusztahelyi

1. IntroductionMaize (Zea mays) holds significant global importance as a staple food crop, contributing substantially to food security, economic stability, and agricultural diversity. As one of the most widely cultivated crops, maize accounts for approximately 36% (equivalent to 782 million metric tons) of total grain production [1]. It is a primary source of calories and essential nutrients, par ...

INTRODUCTIONThe lifestyles of Aspergillus species associated with plants range from saprophytes and symptomless endophytes to weak and opportunistic phytopathogens. The shift between these lifestyles is the result of global transcriptome changes, primarily affecting secondary metabolite (SM) production (e.g., Reverberi et al., 2013). The principal and well-known mycotoxins produced by the Aspergil ...