Journal Article

Key global actions for mycotoxin management in wheat and other small grains

Leslie, John, F, Audenaert, Kris, del Ponte, Emerson, M, Universidade Federal de Viçosa [Brasil] = Federal University of Viçosa [Brazil] = Université fédérale de Viçosa [Brésil] (UFV [Brésil]), Ameye, Maarten, Universiteit Gent = Ghent University = Université de Gand (UGENT), National Research Council of Italy | Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Hawassa University, Logrieco, Antonio, F, Moretti, Antonio, Cereal Research Non-Profit Ltd, Unité de recherche Mycologie et Sécurité des Aliments (MycSA) ; Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Kansas State University, Battilani, Paola, Mesterházy, Ákos, Chala, Alemayehu, Chulze, Sofía, N, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) ; Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research [CGIAR] (CGIAR), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas [Buenos Aires] (CONICET), Singh, Pawan, K, Richard-Forget, Florence, Università cattolica del Sacro Cuore [Piacenza e Cremona] (Unicatt)

2021

Overview

Mycotoxins in small grains are a significant and long-standing problem. These contaminants may be produced by members of several fungal genera, including Alternaria, Aspergillus, Fusarium, Claviceps, and Penicillium. Interventions that limit contamination can be made both pre-harvest and post-harvest. Many problems and strategies to control them and the toxins they produce are similar regardless of the location at which they are employed, while others are more common in some areas than in others. Increased knowledge of host-plant resistance, better agronomic methods, improved fungicide management, and better storage strategies all have application on a global basis. We summarize the major pre- and post-harvest control strategies currently in use. In the area of pre-harvest, these include resistant host lines, fungicides and their application guided by epidemiological models, and multiple cultural practices. In the area of post-harvest, drying, storage, cleaning and sorting, and some end-product processes were the most important at the global level. We also employed the Nominal Group discussion technique to identify and prioritize potential steps forward and to reduce problems associated with human and animal consumption of these grains. Identifying existing and potentially novel mechanisms to effectively manage mycotoxin problems in these grains is essential to ensure the safety of humans and domesticated animals that consume these grains.

• Publisher: MDPI,CCSD,MDPI AG
• Subject: Barley / black point / Contaminants / Contamination / Corn / Crop Production - methods / deoxynivalenol / Disease / disease resistance / Domestic animals / Drying / Edible Grain - microbiology / Environmental Sciences / Epidemic models / Epidemics / Epidemiology / ergot / Food Contamination - prevention & control / Food Handling - methods / Food Storage - methods / Fungi / Fungicides / Fungicides, Industrial / Fusarium Head Blight / Grain / Host plants / Infections / Mycotoxins / nivalenol / Phylogenetics / Plant Diseases - microbiology / Plant resistance / Population / Review / Toxins / Triticum - microbiology / Wheat
• ISBN: 0007150802000