Fungal contamination and mycotoxins associated with sorghum crop: its relevance today

Sorghum grain is the fifth most produced cereal in the world. The dietary ingestion of sorghum along with other cereals is a way to take advantage of the grain’s numerous benefits for human health. However, sorghum is now threatened by several fungal diseases that reduced crop yields and quality wit...

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Autores principales: Astoreca, Andrea Luciana, Emateguy, Lucía Gabriela, Alconada Magliano, Teresa María
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2019
Materias:
Ciencias Exactas
Biología
Sorghum
Fungi
Mycotoxins
Food safety
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/136188
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language Inglés
topic Ciencias Exactas
Biología
Sorghum
Fungi
Mycotoxins
Food safety
spellingShingle Ciencias Exactas
Biología
Sorghum
Fungi
Mycotoxins
Food safety
Astoreca, Andrea Luciana
Emateguy, Lucía Gabriela
Alconada Magliano, Teresa María
Fungal contamination and mycotoxins associated with sorghum crop: its relevance today
topic_facet Ciencias Exactas
Biología
Sorghum
Fungi
Mycotoxins
Food safety
description Sorghum grain is the fifth most produced cereal in the world. The dietary ingestion of sorghum along with other cereals is a way to take advantage of the grain’s numerous benefits for human health. However, sorghum is now threatened by several fungal diseases that reduced crop yields and quality with substantial economic losses. Numerous fungal genera have been associated with the contamination of sorghum grains collected from different countries around the world, including the main mycotoxigenic genera. The main fungi that infect sorghum grains belong to <i>Aspergillus</i> and <i>Fusarium</i> genera, associated with the production of aflatoxins, fumonisins, zeralenone and deoxynivalenol, being the aflatoxins the main risk in this crop. Sorghum, unlike other cereals, does not yet have legislation that regulates the maximum content of mycotoxins in grains for its commercialization. As mycotoxins in food and feed are one of the main food safety problems worldwide, this work provides an in-depth examination into the occurrence of mycoflora and mycotoxins in sorghum. The current data compilation highlights the imperative need for sorghum-producing countries to strengthen surveillance and increase grain inspections to ensure the safety of this crop for human consumption as well as the need to establish regulations for mycotoxins or groups of mycotoxins in sorghum.
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Articulo
author Astoreca, Andrea Luciana
Emateguy, Lucía Gabriela
Alconada Magliano, Teresa María
author_facet Astoreca, Andrea Luciana
Emateguy, Lucía Gabriela
Alconada Magliano, Teresa María
author_sort Astoreca, Andrea Luciana
title Fungal contamination and mycotoxins associated with sorghum crop: its relevance today
title_short Fungal contamination and mycotoxins associated with sorghum crop: its relevance today
title_full Fungal contamination and mycotoxins associated with sorghum crop: its relevance today
title_fullStr Fungal contamination and mycotoxins associated with sorghum crop: its relevance today
title_full_unstemmed Fungal contamination and mycotoxins associated with sorghum crop: its relevance today
title_sort fungal contamination and mycotoxins associated with sorghum crop: its relevance today
publishDate 2019
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