First report of Fusarium armeniacum isolated from rice in Aichi Prefecture

Abstract

  An isolate of Fusarium armeniacum (formerly F. acuminatum subsp. armeniacum) was obtained for the first time from rice cultivated in Aichi Prefecture. The isolate produced trichothecenes including T-2 toxin, 4,15-diacetoxyscirpenol, and neosolaniol in liquid culture. F. armeniacum has recently been reported to cause Fusarium head blight in wheat in the United States. The occurrence of this mycotoxigenic species in a double cropping area of wheat and rice may pose a potential threat to the safety of the agricultural products.