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Maximising efficiency of control of Fusarium ear blight (FEB) & toxin contamination of wheat through an understanding of fungal/fungicide interactions

Reference	BBS/E/J/00003328
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Paul Nicholson
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	John Innes Centre
Department	John Innes Centre Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	10,340
Status	Completed
Type	Institute Project
Start date	01/10/1998
End date	30/09/2001
Duration	36 months

Abstract

Fusarium ear blight is caused by a number of fungi, some of which produce toxins which are harmful to human and animals. Results for previous studies indicated that the fungi compete with one another to infect the grain. Attempts to control FEB through the application of fungicides does not always result in reduced disease the toxin contamination of grain. This is believed to be due to diffential sensitivities of the various fungi to the chemicals used. Fungicide application may result in non toxin-producing species and may be replaced by toxin producers. This project will investigate how various fungicides affect to balance of FEB pathogens and subsequent accumulation of toxins. The work aims to develop strategies to control all the components of FEB to minimise the risk of Toxin contamination of grain.

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Committee	Closed Committee - Agri-food (AF)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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