Fungal Diversity of Maize (Zea Mays L.) Grains

Gulbis, Kaspars; Bankina, Biruta; Bimšteina, Gunita; Neusa-Luca, Ingrīda; Roga, Ance; Fridmanis, Dāvids

doi:10.1515/plua-2016-0001

Abstract

Maize is becoming more and more important crop for dairy farming as forage and as substrate for biogas production. The mycotoxin producing fungi can spoil feed, reduce cattle productivity and cause health problems. The aim of this research was to study the mycoflora of maize grains in order to clarify the fungal composition and verify the presence of potential mycotoxin producing fungi. The grain samples were collected from different maize hybrid performance trial in Research and Study farm “Vecauce” of Latvia University of Agriculture in 2014. The fungi from 14 genera were isolated from surface sterilized grains. The most abundant were Alternaria, Fusarium and Penicillium spp. Mycotoxin producing fungi are present in maize grain mycoflora, and there is a risk that maize production can contain mycotoxins.

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Fungal Diversity of Maize (Zea Mays L.) Grains

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