A serious infection is spreading in Hungarian lands: be careful, it's gross, what it can do

More than 400 mycotoxins are known, the occurrence and proportion of which change significantly under the influence of climatic factors. Infected grain cannot be used either as food or for feeding purposes due to its harmful effects on health. In addition, it is not suitable for bioethanol production, since the high toxin content reduces the efficiency of the process, and the resulting by-product cannot be used for animal feed. It is important to emphasize that the crop can become infected not only in the field, but also during storage. Moreover, improper storage conditions can also increase the mycotoxin content of the lot. However, the pathogens do not only cause mycotoxin pollution, but also reduce the germination capacity, nutrient content, dry matter content and discoloration of the corn grain - reports the NAK. Most often, toxins produced by Fusarium species are typical -e.g.: deoxynivalenol, zearalenone, fumonisin-, but the importance of heat-loving Aspergillus species ...