Timing is everything: how planting period shapes nutritional quality, mycobiota characteristics, and mycotoxin contamination in maize (Zea mays) grains

Autores
Pérez-Pizá, M.C.; Vicente, S.; Castellari, Claudia Carla; Mousegne, Fernando Jorge; Jecke, Fernando Ariel; Cornejo, Paula; Ibañez, Verónica Noé; Sansinena, M.J.; Vago, M.E.; Stenglein, Sebastian Alberto; Pacin, Ana Maria
Año de publicación
2024
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inglés
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artículo
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versión publicada
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Maize (Zea mays L.) is crucial in global grain markets and food/feed production. Fungal contamination in ears can adversely affect crop yield and diminish the nutritional value of grains. Moreover, many of the main pathogens affecting maize are producers of mycotoxins, which pose a risk to food safety. The area under late-planted maize in Argentina has increased, as more stable yields despite lower potential are expected in comparison to the early planting period. However, late-planted maize is prone to fungal infections and insect damage as well as mycotoxin contamination. This study aimed to evaluate the influence of maize planting periods (early vs. late) on grain nutritional quality, grain mycobiota, mycotoxin levels, and their interrelationships. Two experiments were conducted at Buenos Aires (Argentina) using thirteen genetically stable maize hybrids. Early planting occurred on October 5 (2020) whereas late planting was performed on December 12 (2020). Grain yield, number of grains per square meter, and thousand grain weight were measured at harvest and representative samples of grains were used for the laboratory analyses. The results demonstrated that early-planted maize exhibited high grain nutritional quality and low levels of toxigenic fungal mycobiota. In contrast, late-planted maize displayed low nutritional quality, increased presence of toxigenic mycobiota, and high contamination with elevated levels of fumonisins (a major mycotoxin). This study highlights the impact of planting period on grain yield, grain quality, and mycotoxin contamination, and it emphasizes the need for more research and regulatory considerations in this field.
EEA Pergamino
Fil: Pérez-Pizá, M. C. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía, Cátedra de Fitopatología; Argentina
Fil: Pérez-Pizá, M. C. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Laboratorio de Biología Funcional y Biotecnología. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Biotecnología; Argentina
Fil: Pérez-Pizá, M. C. Universidad Del Salvador. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Veterinarias; Argentina
Fil: Vicente, S. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas de La Provincia de Buenos Aires; Argentina
Fil: Vicente, S. Fundación de Investigaciones Científicas Teresa Benedicta de La Cruz; Argentina
Fil: Castellari, C. C. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
Fil: Mousegne, Fernando. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Pergamino. Agencia de Extensión Rural San Antonio de Areco; Argentina
Fil: Jecke, Fernando Ariel. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Pergamino. Agencia de Extensión Rural San Antonio de Areco; Argentina
Fil: Cornejo, P. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de Zonas Áridas; Argentina
Fil: Cornejo, P. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de Zonas Áridas; Argentina
Fil: Ibañez, V. N. Université Paris-Saclay. Université Evry. Université Paris Diderot. Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay; Francia
Fil: Sansinena, M. J. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Vago, M. E. Universidad Católica Argentina. Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
Fil: Stenglein, S. A. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Laboratorio de Biología Funcional y Biotecnología. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Biotecnología; Argentina
Fil: Pacin, A. Universidad Del Salvador. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Veterinarias; Argentina
Fuente
European Journal of Plant Pathology 168 : 1-17. (January 2024)
Materia
Maíz
Enfermedades de las Plantas
Fecha de Siembra
Rendimiento de Cultivos
Calidad de las Semillas
Maize
Plant Diseases
Sowing Date
Crop Yield
Seed Quality
Micotoxinas
Mycotoxins
Grain Mycobiota
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spelling Timing is everything: how planting period shapes nutritional quality, mycobiota characteristics, and mycotoxin contamination in maize (Zea mays) grainsPérez-Pizá, M.C.Vicente, S.Castellari, Claudia CarlaMousegne, Fernando JorgeJecke, Fernando ArielCornejo, PaulaIbañez, Verónica NoéSansinena, M.J.Vago, M.E.Stenglein, Sebastian AlbertoPacin, Ana MariaMaízEnfermedades de las PlantasFecha de SiembraRendimiento de CultivosCalidad de las SemillasMaizePlant DiseasesSowing DateCrop YieldSeed QualityMicotoxinasMycotoxinsGrain MycobiotaMaize (Zea mays L.) is crucial in global grain markets and food/feed production. Fungal contamination in ears can adversely affect crop yield and diminish the nutritional value of grains. Moreover, many of the main pathogens affecting maize are producers of mycotoxins, which pose a risk to food safety. The area under late-planted maize in Argentina has increased, as more stable yields despite lower potential are expected in comparison to the early planting period. However, late-planted maize is prone to fungal infections and insect damage as well as mycotoxin contamination. This study aimed to evaluate the influence of maize planting periods (early vs. late) on grain nutritional quality, grain mycobiota, mycotoxin levels, and their interrelationships. Two experiments were conducted at Buenos Aires (Argentina) using thirteen genetically stable maize hybrids. Early planting occurred on October 5 (2020) whereas late planting was performed on December 12 (2020). Grain yield, number of grains per square meter, and thousand grain weight were measured at harvest and representative samples of grains were used for the laboratory analyses. The results demonstrated that early-planted maize exhibited high grain nutritional quality and low levels of toxigenic fungal mycobiota. In contrast, late-planted maize displayed low nutritional quality, increased presence of toxigenic mycobiota, and high contamination with elevated levels of fumonisins (a major mycotoxin). This study highlights the impact of planting period on grain yield, grain quality, and mycotoxin contamination, and it emphasizes the need for more research and regulatory considerations in this field.EEA PergaminoFil: Pérez-Pizá, M. C. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía, Cátedra de Fitopatología; ArgentinaFil: Pérez-Pizá, M. C. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Laboratorio de Biología Funcional y Biotecnología. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Biotecnología; ArgentinaFil: Pérez-Pizá, M. C. Universidad Del Salvador. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Veterinarias; ArgentinaFil: Vicente, S. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas de La Provincia de Buenos Aires; ArgentinaFil: Vicente, S. Fundación de Investigaciones Científicas Teresa Benedicta de La Cruz; ArgentinaFil: Castellari, C. C. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; ArgentinaFil: Mousegne, Fernando. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Pergamino. Agencia de Extensión Rural San Antonio de Areco; ArgentinaFil: Jecke, Fernando Ariel. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Pergamino. Agencia de Extensión Rural San Antonio de Areco; ArgentinaFil: Cornejo, P. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de Zonas Áridas; ArgentinaFil: Cornejo, P. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de Zonas Áridas; ArgentinaFil: Ibañez, V. N. Université Paris-Saclay. Université Evry. Université Paris Diderot. Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay; FranciaFil: Sansinena, M. J. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Vago, M. E. Universidad Católica Argentina. Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Agrarias; ArgentinaFil: Stenglein, S. A. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Laboratorio de Biología Funcional y Biotecnología. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Biotecnología; ArgentinaFil: Pacin, A. Universidad Del Salvador. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Veterinarias; ArgentinaSpringer Nature2024-04-22T10:10:33Z2024-04-22T10:10:33Z2024-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/17478https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10658-024-02820-50929-18731573-8469 (online)https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-024-02820-5European Journal of Plant Pathology 168 : 1-17. 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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Timing is everything: how planting period shapes nutritional quality, mycobiota characteristics, and mycotoxin contamination in maize (Zea mays) grains
title Timing is everything: how planting period shapes nutritional quality, mycobiota characteristics, and mycotoxin contamination in maize (Zea mays) grains
spellingShingle Timing is everything: how planting period shapes nutritional quality, mycobiota characteristics, and mycotoxin contamination in maize (Zea mays) grains
Pérez-Pizá, M.C.
Maíz
Enfermedades de las Plantas
Fecha de Siembra
Rendimiento de Cultivos
Calidad de las Semillas
Maize
Plant Diseases
Sowing Date
Crop Yield
Seed Quality
Micotoxinas
Mycotoxins
Grain Mycobiota
title_short Timing is everything: how planting period shapes nutritional quality, mycobiota characteristics, and mycotoxin contamination in maize (Zea mays) grains
title_full Timing is everything: how planting period shapes nutritional quality, mycobiota characteristics, and mycotoxin contamination in maize (Zea mays) grains
title_fullStr Timing is everything: how planting period shapes nutritional quality, mycobiota characteristics, and mycotoxin contamination in maize (Zea mays) grains
title_full_unstemmed Timing is everything: how planting period shapes nutritional quality, mycobiota characteristics, and mycotoxin contamination in maize (Zea mays) grains
title_sort Timing is everything: how planting period shapes nutritional quality, mycobiota characteristics, and mycotoxin contamination in maize (Zea mays) grains
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Pérez-Pizá, M.C.
Vicente, S.
Castellari, Claudia Carla
Mousegne, Fernando Jorge
Jecke, Fernando Ariel
Cornejo, Paula
Ibañez, Verónica Noé
Sansinena, M.J.
Vago, M.E.
Stenglein, Sebastian Alberto
Pacin, Ana Maria
author Pérez-Pizá, M.C.
author_facet Pérez-Pizá, M.C.
Vicente, S.
Castellari, Claudia Carla
Mousegne, Fernando Jorge
Jecke, Fernando Ariel
Cornejo, Paula
Ibañez, Verónica Noé
Sansinena, M.J.
Vago, M.E.
Stenglein, Sebastian Alberto
Pacin, Ana Maria
author_role author
author2 Vicente, S.
Castellari, Claudia Carla
Mousegne, Fernando Jorge
Jecke, Fernando Ariel
Cornejo, Paula
Ibañez, Verónica Noé
Sansinena, M.J.
Vago, M.E.
Stenglein, Sebastian Alberto
Pacin, Ana Maria
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Maíz
Enfermedades de las Plantas
Fecha de Siembra
Rendimiento de Cultivos
Calidad de las Semillas
Maize
Plant Diseases
Sowing Date
Crop Yield
Seed Quality
Micotoxinas
Mycotoxins
Grain Mycobiota
topic Maíz
Enfermedades de las Plantas
Fecha de Siembra
Rendimiento de Cultivos
Calidad de las Semillas
Maize
Plant Diseases
Sowing Date
Crop Yield
Seed Quality
Micotoxinas
Mycotoxins
Grain Mycobiota
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Maize (Zea mays L.) is crucial in global grain markets and food/feed production. Fungal contamination in ears can adversely affect crop yield and diminish the nutritional value of grains. Moreover, many of the main pathogens affecting maize are producers of mycotoxins, which pose a risk to food safety. The area under late-planted maize in Argentina has increased, as more stable yields despite lower potential are expected in comparison to the early planting period. However, late-planted maize is prone to fungal infections and insect damage as well as mycotoxin contamination. This study aimed to evaluate the influence of maize planting periods (early vs. late) on grain nutritional quality, grain mycobiota, mycotoxin levels, and their interrelationships. Two experiments were conducted at Buenos Aires (Argentina) using thirteen genetically stable maize hybrids. Early planting occurred on October 5 (2020) whereas late planting was performed on December 12 (2020). Grain yield, number of grains per square meter, and thousand grain weight were measured at harvest and representative samples of grains were used for the laboratory analyses. The results demonstrated that early-planted maize exhibited high grain nutritional quality and low levels of toxigenic fungal mycobiota. In contrast, late-planted maize displayed low nutritional quality, increased presence of toxigenic mycobiota, and high contamination with elevated levels of fumonisins (a major mycotoxin). This study highlights the impact of planting period on grain yield, grain quality, and mycotoxin contamination, and it emphasizes the need for more research and regulatory considerations in this field.
EEA Pergamino
Fil: Pérez-Pizá, M. C. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía, Cátedra de Fitopatología; Argentina
Fil: Pérez-Pizá, M. C. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Laboratorio de Biología Funcional y Biotecnología. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Biotecnología; Argentina
Fil: Pérez-Pizá, M. C. Universidad Del Salvador. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Veterinarias; Argentina
Fil: Vicente, S. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas de La Provincia de Buenos Aires; Argentina
Fil: Vicente, S. Fundación de Investigaciones Científicas Teresa Benedicta de La Cruz; Argentina
Fil: Castellari, C. C. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
Fil: Mousegne, Fernando. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Pergamino. Agencia de Extensión Rural San Antonio de Areco; Argentina
Fil: Jecke, Fernando Ariel. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Pergamino. Agencia de Extensión Rural San Antonio de Areco; Argentina
Fil: Cornejo, P. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de Zonas Áridas; Argentina
Fil: Cornejo, P. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de Zonas Áridas; Argentina
Fil: Ibañez, V. N. Université Paris-Saclay. Université Evry. Université Paris Diderot. Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay; Francia
Fil: Sansinena, M. J. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Vago, M. E. Universidad Católica Argentina. Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
Fil: Stenglein, S. A. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Laboratorio de Biología Funcional y Biotecnología. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Biotecnología; Argentina
Fil: Pacin, A. Universidad Del Salvador. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Veterinarias; Argentina
description Maize (Zea mays L.) is crucial in global grain markets and food/feed production. Fungal contamination in ears can adversely affect crop yield and diminish the nutritional value of grains. Moreover, many of the main pathogens affecting maize are producers of mycotoxins, which pose a risk to food safety. The area under late-planted maize in Argentina has increased, as more stable yields despite lower potential are expected in comparison to the early planting period. However, late-planted maize is prone to fungal infections and insect damage as well as mycotoxin contamination. This study aimed to evaluate the influence of maize planting periods (early vs. late) on grain nutritional quality, grain mycobiota, mycotoxin levels, and their interrelationships. Two experiments were conducted at Buenos Aires (Argentina) using thirteen genetically stable maize hybrids. Early planting occurred on October 5 (2020) whereas late planting was performed on December 12 (2020). Grain yield, number of grains per square meter, and thousand grain weight were measured at harvest and representative samples of grains were used for the laboratory analyses. The results demonstrated that early-planted maize exhibited high grain nutritional quality and low levels of toxigenic fungal mycobiota. In contrast, late-planted maize displayed low nutritional quality, increased presence of toxigenic mycobiota, and high contamination with elevated levels of fumonisins (a major mycotoxin). This study highlights the impact of planting period on grain yield, grain quality, and mycotoxin contamination, and it emphasizes the need for more research and regulatory considerations in this field.
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