Prospects for reducing fumonisin contamination of maize through genetic modification.
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Prospects for reducing fumonisin contamination of maize through genetic modification.
Fumonisins (FB) are mycotoxins found in (italic)Fusarium verticillioides-infected maize grain worldwide. Attention has focused on FBs because of their widespread occurrence, acute toxicity to certain livestock, and their potential carcinogenicity. FBs are present at low levels in most field-grown maize but may spike to high levels depending on both the environment and genetics of the host plant...
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Health Perspectives
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0091-6765,1552-9924
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.01109s2337