The culture of corn is one of the most important segments for the economy of the Brazilian agriculture industry, being responsible for 37 % of the grains produced in the country. Therefore, due to its high nutritious value, ...

This study investigated the ability of weevils to transmit Aspergillus flavus and Fusarium verticillioides fungal spores and the consequent production of mycotoxins. For this purpose, corn grain samples were stored in ...

The objective in this study was to evaluate the antifungal activity of essential oils from native and commercial aromatic plants grown in Argentina against corn postharvest fungi and to link the essential oil bioactivity ...

A study was carried out to determine the short-term effects of glyphosate and crop residues on the population dynamics of soil-borne fungi under field conditions. Field experiments were conducted during two growing seasons. ...

Fungi in stored grains can cause harmful effects on the health of consumers due to the mycotoxins that they produce. aflatoxins are the most toxic and carcinogenic fungal metabolites that are frequently more found in ...

Endophytic fungi are ubiquitous and live within host plants without causing any noticeable symptoms of disease. Little is known about the diversity and function of fungal endophytes in plants, particularly in economically ...

This experiment was conducted to evaluate the use of low nutritional quality corn grain, infested with insects or fungi on the performance of broilers in starter diets. A total of 400 not sexed Ross chicks was allotted to ...

The commercial use of genetically modified (GM) plants has significantly increased worldwide. The interactions between GM plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are of considerable importance given the agricultural ...