Incidence of Fusarium verticillioides and levels of fumonisin B1 and B2 in corn in Turkey

Hyun-Jung Kim, Se-Wook OhCavidan Demir, Osman Simsek, Muhammet Arici

                                                                         

Abstract

A total of 100 corn samples conforming collected from local farmers and markets from districts of Samsun, Turkey, were analyzed for Fusarium verticillioides, fumonisin B₁ and B₂ contamination. Ninety-three corn samples were found to contain F. verticillioides, 52 samples fumonisin B₁, and 25 samples fumonisin B₂. Fumonisin B₁ contamination ranged from 0.05 to 25.72 mg/kg and B₂ from 0.05 to 5.7 mg/kg, respectively. This figure indicated widespread contamination of fumonisin B₁ and B₂ in maize grown in different areas of Samsun, Turkey.

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Keywords :fumonisin ,Fusarium ,corn ,Turkey.