Genetic analysis of resistance to ear rot and mycotoxin contamination caused by Fusarium graminearum in European maize
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Reduced contamination by the Fusarium mycotoxin zearalenone in maize kernels through genetic modification with a detoxification gene.
Maize is subject to ear rot caused by toxigenic Aspergillus and Fusarium species, resulting in contamination with aflatoxins, fumonisins, trichothecenes, and zearalenone (ZEN). The trichothecene group and ZEN mycotoxins are produced by the cereal pathogen Fusarium graminearum. A transgenic detoxification system for the elimination of ZEN was previously developed using an egfp::zhd101 gene (gfzh...
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