Mycotoxins Technical Articles
Article published the January 23, 2018:
Introduction
A preliminary survey of fungi and mycotoxin contamination of fresh and dried vegetable plants stored for sale in Nigerian markets revealed that they are suitable substrates for various fungi growt...
Article published the January 18, 2018:
Role of Mycotoxins
As the world’s population grows, access to a safe food supply will continue to be a global priority. In recent years, the world has experienced an increase of mycotoxin contamination i...
Article published the January 15, 2018:
Mycotoxins are a hidden danger in animal feed. Mycotoxin and mould contamination of crops and feed negatively impacts feed quality and crop production. As much as 20% of the world’s cereal grains are gene...
Article published the January 4, 2018:
INTRODUCTION
Food security has become a very important issue worldwide and the potential effects of climate change on yields and quality of food is now receiving significant attention by scientists, especially...
Article published the December 28, 2017:
1. Introduction
Aflatoxins are secondary metabolites produced by fungi of the genus Aspergillus, mainly by species A. flavus, A. parasiticus and A. nomius. These fungi naturally grow in food products and are a...
Article published the December 14, 2017:
Article published the December 6, 2017:
Background
Soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merrill) is a major world crop and is the second most cultivated crop in the U.S.A. following maize. Soybean production contributes billions of dollars annually to the nati...
Article published the December 1, 2017:
INTRODUCTION
In the winter of 1959, the British cargo ship Rosetti, unloaded a shipment of peanut meal from Brazil to England, which was utilized as a protein supplement in the diets of poultry and other domes...
Article published the November 27, 2017:
Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by filamentous fungi that cause a toxic response (mycotoxicosis) when ingested by farm and companion animals. Fusarium, Aspergillus, and Penicillium are the most ab...
Article published the November 23, 2017:
1. Introduction
Fusarium head blight (FHB) is an economically devastating disease of wheat and other small grains [1]-[4]. The quality and yield loss might be significant, but the losses caused by toxins are e...