Influence of growing season, nitrogen fertilisation and wheat variety on Fusarium infection and mycotoxin production in wheat kernel

Abstract Fusarium spp. are phytopathogens causing fusarium head blight in wheat. They produce mycotoxins, mainly fumonisins, deoxynivalenol, and zearalenone. The study was conducted during two growing seasons (2020 2021) at the experimental field laboratories of Hungarian University Agriculture Life Sciences (MATE). aim to determine influence season, nitrogen fertilisation, wheat variety on infection mycotoxin production kernel. Zearalenone not detected deoxynivalenol only 2020. results indicate that fertilisation did have statistically significant production. season had fumonisins due higher rainfall 2021 compared 2020 flowering period when spike is most vulnerable infection.