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Postharvest blown-arc plasma treatment did not reduce Fusarium graminearum or its mycotoxins in field-infested wheat grain
Journal of stored products research, Vol.108, 102402
2024
Abstract
The increasing prevalence of Fusarium graminearum, a major causative pathogen of Fusarium head blight in cereal crops, leads to contamination of grain with mycotoxins, which necessitates the development of effective management strategies. This study investigated whether postharvest Blown-Arc plasma treatment could reduce F. graminearum and associated mycotoxins in field-infested grain. Postharvest Blown-Arc plasma treatment for 60 or 180 s was trialled to reduce Fusarium graminearum and deoxynivalenol (DON) mycotoxins in field-infested wheat grain. Changes in fungal components of the grain microbiome following the treatment were assessed using metabarcoding analysis of the nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer gene region, and liquid chromatography mass spectrophotometry was used to measure changes in concentrations of the mycotoxins deoxynivalenol (DON), DON-3-glucoside (DON3-G) and 3-acetyl-DON (3-ADON). Fusarium spp. were the most common taxa in the grain over two seasons, with the relative abundance being higher in 2020 (72%) compared to 2021 (45%). Postharvest plasma treatment of field-infested grain for 60 or 180 s did not significantly lower Fusarium abundance. Alpha and beta diversity of the natural mycobiota in the grain were also unaffected. The concentrations of mycotoxins were not significantly different after the treatments, except that in the 2021 trial, the 180 s treatment caused a significant increase in DON concentration. We concluded that the postharvest plasma treatment used in this study did not reduce Fusarium contamination or the concentration of mycotoxins, DON, DON3-G and 3-ADON in field-infested grain. The results highlight the importance of using field-infested grain in experiments, as opposed to grain inoculated under laboratory conditions, which provides only superficial infection. This approach is crucial for accurately understanding the dynamics of treatment efficacy.
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- Title
- Postharvest blown-arc plasma treatment did not reduce Fusarium graminearum or its mycotoxins in field-infested wheat grain
- Authors/Creators
- M. Kaur - School of Agricultural Sciences, College of Environmental & Life Sciences, Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Murdoch, 6150, AustraliaM. Kowalczyk - School of Mathematics, Statistics, Chemistry and Physics, College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Murdoch, 6150, AustraliaD. Hüberli - Department of Primary Industries and Regional DevelopmentK.L. Bayliss - Murdoch University, Centre for Biosecurity and One Health
- Publication Details
- Journal of stored products research, Vol.108, 102402
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Identifiers
- 991005701569407891
- Copyright
- © 2024 The Authors.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Centre for Crop and Food Innovation; School of Mathematics, Statistics, Chemistry and Physics; School of Agricultural Sciences; College of Environmental and Life Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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- Citation topics
- 3 Agriculture, Environment & Ecology
- 3.198 Mycotoxins
- 3.198.400 Mycotoxin Control
- Web Of Science research areas
- Entomology
- ESI research areas
- Plant & Animal Science