Production of mycotoxins by Fusarium isolates from scabby wheat harvested in Hokkaido, Japan

Abstract

A total of 35 strains of Fusarium species were isolated from the scabby wheat grains harvested in Hokkaido which have been found to be contaminated with deoxynivalenol (DON), nivalenol (NIV) and zeralenone (ZEN), and were examined on their producibility of mycotoxins such as trichothecenes and ZEN.DON and/or ZEN-producers of Fusarium graminearum and NIV and/or ZEN-producers of F. poae were detected. This is the first finding that F. poae produces NIV in rice culture.