Abstract
Deoxynivalenol (DON) in concentration range 0.1-156.6 mg/kg, was found in 48 samples of barley kernels collected from heads with visible symptoms of head scab after inoculation in a field with Fusarium culmorum and Fusarium graminearum. Four fractions of the kernels were collected according to their size: > 2.8 mm (I); < or = 2.8-2.5 mm (II); > 2.5-2.2 mm (III) and < 2.2 mm (IV). In plants infected with Fusarium (when compared to the control) number of kernels in the fraction of the largest kernels (> 2.8 mm) decreased from 38% to 18%, while in small kernels (fractions < 2.5-2.2 mm and < 2.2 mm) numbers increased respectively from 16 to 22% and from 14 to 28%. Average level of DON concentration in these fractions was as follows: (I) 3.5 mg/kg--(4%); (II) 9.1 mg/kg--(16%); (III) 35.5 mg/kg--(29%) and (IV) 43.3 mg/kg--(51%). The highest DON accumulation was observed in fraction of small (< 2.5 mm) kernels. The fraction contributed from 77% up to 94% of total DON content in kernels with low (< 2 mg/kg) and high (> 100 mg/kg) contamination level, respectively. These results indicate that as well level of samples contamination with DON as human and animal health risk in consequence can be reduced by kernels selection (according their size) followed by rejection of the smallest kernels fraction.
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Claims 7
Claim · model-written summary
Field-inoculated barley kernel samples with Fusarium culmorum and F. graminearum contained DON at 0.1-156.6 mg/kg.
- Taxon
- barley
Hordeum vulgaree1 - Interactor
- Fusarium culmorum
Fusarium culmorume1pathogen - Second interactor
- Fusarium graminearum
Fusarium graminearume1pathogen - Outcome
- Deoxynivalenol (DON)e1
- Value
- 0.1-156.6 mg/kge1
- Setting
- a fielde1
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Verbatim
e1“Deoxynivalenol (DON) in concentration range 0.1-156.6 mg/kg, was found in 48 samples of barley kernels collected from heads with visible symptoms of head scab after inoculation in a field with Fusarium culmorum and Fusarium graminearum”
Claim · model-written summary
In Fusarium-infected barley, the share of the largest kernels (>2.8 mm) decreased from 38% to 18% compared with the control.
- Taxon
- barley
Hordeum vulgaree1 - Treatment
- infected with Fusariume2
- Outcome
- number of kernels in the fraction of the largest kernels (> 2.8 mm)e2
- Direction
- decreasede2
- Value
- from 38% to 18%e2
- Comparator
- the controle2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e1“Deoxynivalenol (DON) in concentration range 0.1-156.6 mg/kg, was found in 48 samples of barley kernels collected from heads with visible symptoms of head scab after inoculation in a field with Fusarium culmorum and Fusarium graminearum”
e2“In plants infected with Fusarium (when compared to the control) number of kernels in the fraction of the largest kernels (> 2.8 mm) decreased from 38% to 18%, while in small kernels (fractions < 2.5-2.2 mm and < 2.2 mm) numbers increased respectively from 16 to 22% and from 14 to 28%”
Claim · model-written summary
In Fusarium-infected barley, the number of small kernels (<2.5-2.2 mm) increased from 16% to 22% compared with the control.
- Taxon
- barley
Hordeum vulgaree1 - Organ / stage
- small kernelse2
- Treatment
- infected with Fusariume2
- Outcome
- numberse2
- Direction
- increasede2
- Value
- from 16 to 22%e2
- Comparator
- the controle2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e1“Deoxynivalenol (DON) in concentration range 0.1-156.6 mg/kg, was found in 48 samples of barley kernels collected from heads with visible symptoms of head scab after inoculation in a field with Fusarium culmorum and Fusarium graminearum”
e2“In plants infected with Fusarium (when compared to the control) number of kernels in the fraction of the largest kernels (> 2.8 mm) decreased from 38% to 18%, while in small kernels (fractions < 2.5-2.2 mm and < 2.2 mm) numbers increased respectively from 16 to 22% and from 14 to 28%”
Claim · model-written summary
In Fusarium-infected barley, the number of the smallest kernels (<2.2 mm) increased from 14% to 28% compared with the control.
- Taxon
- barley
Hordeum vulgaree1 - Organ / stage
- small kernelse2
- Treatment
- infected with Fusariume2
- Outcome
- numberse2
- Direction
- increasede2
- Value
- from 14 to 28%e2
- Comparator
- the controle2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e1“Deoxynivalenol (DON) in concentration range 0.1-156.6 mg/kg, was found in 48 samples of barley kernels collected from heads with visible symptoms of head scab after inoculation in a field with Fusarium culmorum and Fusarium graminearum”
e2“In plants infected with Fusarium (when compared to the control) number of kernels in the fraction of the largest kernels (> 2.8 mm) decreased from 38% to 18%, while in small kernels (fractions < 2.5-2.2 mm and < 2.2 mm) numbers increased respectively from 16 to 22% and from 14 to 28%”
Claim · model-written summary
The highest DON accumulation in barley kernels was observed in the small (<2.5 mm) kernel fraction.
- Taxon
- barley
Hordeum vulgaree1 - Organ / stage
- fraction of small (< 2.5 mm) kernelse3
- Outcome
- highest DON accumulatione3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e1“Deoxynivalenol (DON) in concentration range 0.1-156.6 mg/kg, was found in 48 samples of barley kernels collected from heads with visible symptoms of head scab after inoculation in a field with Fusarium culmorum and Fusarium graminearum”
e3“The highest DON accumulation was observed in fraction of small (< 2.5 mm) kernels. The fraction contributed from 77% up to 94% of total DON content in kernels with low (< 2 mg/kg) and high (> 100 mg/kg) contamination level, respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
The small kernel fraction contributed 77% to 94% of total DON content, depending on the contamination level.
- Taxon
- barley
Hordeum vulgaree1 - Organ / stage
- fraction of small (< 2.5 mm) kernelse3
- Outcome
- total DON contente3
- Value
- from 77% up to 94%e3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e1“Deoxynivalenol (DON) in concentration range 0.1-156.6 mg/kg, was found in 48 samples of barley kernels collected from heads with visible symptoms of head scab after inoculation in a field with Fusarium culmorum and Fusarium graminearum”
e3“The highest DON accumulation was observed in fraction of small (< 2.5 mm) kernels. The fraction contributed from 77% up to 94% of total DON content in kernels with low (< 2 mg/kg) and high (> 100 mg/kg) contamination level, respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend that DON contamination and its health risk can be reduced by size-based kernel selection followed by rejection of the smallest kernel fraction.
- Taxon
- barley
Hordeum vulgaree1 - Treatment
- kernels selection (according their size) followed by rejection of the smallest kernels fractione4
- Outcome
- level of samples contamination with DONe4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e1“Deoxynivalenol (DON) in concentration range 0.1-156.6 mg/kg, was found in 48 samples of barley kernels collected from heads with visible symptoms of head scab after inoculation in a field with Fusarium culmorum and Fusarium graminearum”
e4“These results indicate that as well level of samples contamination with DON as human and animal health risk in consequence can be reduced by kernels selection (according their size) followed by rejection of the smallest kernels fraction”
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