Canadian Journal of Plant Science · 1978 · 20 citations · 0 references
Life SciencesCrop SciencesMicrobiologyCrop PhysiologyCrop ProductionMycologyMycotoxin-producing FungiToxin ProductionBacterial Toxin ProductionIncubation Temperature EffectsIncubation Temperature ToleranceMaize CultivationTemperature Stress ToleranceZearalenone Biosynthesis
Five strains of Fusarium graminearum isolated from maize in Ontario were evaluated for zearalenone production relative to incubation temperature. All strains produced significant amounts of zearalenone at 25 °C. Toxin production was enhanced by temperature stress (reducing the incubation temperature to 10 °C following a period of growth at 25 °C) in only one of the strains tested.