The agronomic and economic viability of innovative cropping systems to reduce Fusarium head blight and related mycotoxins in wheat

Dimitrios Drakopoulos, Andreas Kägi, Johan Six, Alexander Zorn, Felix E. Wettstein, Thomas D. Bucheli, Hans-Rudolf Forrer and Susanne Vogelgsang

Agricultural Systems, 2021, vol. 192, issue C

Abstract: The effective control of Fusarium head blight (FHB) in wheat, mainly caused by the toxigenic fungus Fusarium graminearum, has a significant impact on food safety worldwide. As maize is one of the main hosts of F. graminearum, the risk of infection by this plant pathogen is highest when wheat is grown after maize and infected crop residues are not buried through ploughing.

Keywords: Fusarium head blight; Wheat; Mycotoxin; Food safety; Intercrop; Cover crop (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103198

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