Influence of agronomic factors on mycotoxin contamination in maize and changes during a 10-day harvest-till-drying simulattion period: a different perspective

dc.contributor.authorBorràs-Vallverdú, Bernat
dc.contributor.authorRamos Girona, Antonio J.
dc.contributor.authorCantero-Martínez, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorMarín Sillué, Sònia
dc.contributor.authorSanchís Almenar, Vicente
dc.contributor.authorFernández-Ortega, Jesús
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-26T09:30:44Z
dc.date.available2022-09-26T09:30:44Z
dc.date.issued2022-09-05
dc.date.updated2022-09-26T09:30:44Z
dc.descriptionAquest article pertany al número especial: "Evaluation and Prevention of Mycotoxin Contamination and Toxicological Effects"
dc.description.abstractAgronomic factors can affect mycotoxin contamination of maize, one of the most produced cereals. Maize is usually harvested at 18% moisture, but it is not microbiologically stable until it reaches 14% moisture at the drying plants. We studied how three agronomic factors (crop diversification, tillage system and nitrogen fertilization rate) can affect fungal and mycotoxin contamination (deoxynivalenol and fumonisins B1 and B2) in maize at harvest. In addition, changes in maize during a simulated harvest-till-drying period were studied. DON content at harvest was higher for maize under intensive tillage than using direct drilling (2695 and 474 μg kg−1, respectively). We found two reasons for this: (i) soil crusting in intensive tillage plots caused the formation of pools of water that created high air humidity conditions, favouring the development of DON-producing moulds; (ii) the population of Lumbricus terrestris, an earthworm that would indirectly minimize fungal infection and mycotoxin production on maize kernels, is reduced in intensive tillage plots. Therefore, direct drilling is a better approach than intensive tillage for both preventing DON contamination and preserving soil quality. Concerning the simulated harvest-tilldrying period, DON significantly increased between storage days 0 and 5. Water activity dropped on the 4th day, below the threshold for DON production (around 0.91). From our perspective, this study constitutes a step forward towards understanding the relationships between agronomic factors and mycotoxin contamination in maize, and towards improving food safety.
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work is part of the R+D+I project PID2020-114836RB-I00, financed by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/ 501100011033. B.B.-V. and J.F.-O. have been funded by the FD pre-doctoral fellowship (PRE2018- 085278 and PRE2018-084610 respectively) of the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities.
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/toxins14090620
dc.identifier.idgrec032621
dc.identifier.issn2072-6651
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/83865
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/PID2020-114836RB-I00/ES/ESTRATEGIAS DE MITIGACION DE LA CONTAMINACION POR DEOXINIVALENOL Y FUMONISINAS EN ALIMENTOS A BASE DE MAIZ Y AVENA/
dc.relation.isformatofReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins14090620
dc.relation.ispartofToxins, 2022, vol. 14 (9), 620
dc.relation.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.rightscc-by (c) Borràs-Vallverdú et al., 2022
dc.rights.accessRightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectMaize
dc.subjectDeoxynivalenol
dc.subjectFumonisin
dc.subjectTillage system
dc.subjectNitrogen fertilisation
dc.subjectCrop diversification
dc.titleInfluence of agronomic factors on mycotoxin contamination in maize and changes during a 10-day harvest-till-drying simulattion period: a different perspective
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
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