Detecting Fusarium species from maize seed
Thompson, Renaan / Aveling, Terry / Blanco, Reyes Prieto
In terms of amount of tonnes produced each year, Zea mays also known as maize and corn is the most important crop. Fusarium species are widely distributed and are amongst the most frequently isolated fungal species by plant pathologists and due to the fact that the Fusarium species involved in maize ear rot vary in fungicide sensitivity, pathogenicity as well as in their capability to produce mycotoxins, accurate quantification and identificat...