The use of GMOs as a prevention strategy for mycotoxin formation

B. Hammond; K. Campbell; J. Cea; H. Esin; A. Pietri; G. Piva; T. Pierre; J. Richard; C. Rubinstein; J. Sequeira; F. Tatli

The use of GMOs as a prevention strategy for mycotoxin formation

In: The mycotoxin factbook

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B. Hammond

B. Hammond ¹Monsanto Company, St. Louis, MO. USA

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K. Campbell

K. Campbell ²Corn States Hybrid Service, Des Moines, IA, USA

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J. Cea

J. Cea ³Mycotoxin Department, Technological Laboratory of Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay

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H. Esin

H. Esin ⁴Monsanto Gida ve Tarim Ticaret Ltd. Sirketi, Altunizade-Istanbul, Turkey

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A. Pietri

A. Pietri ⁵Istituto di Scienze degli Alimenti e della Nutrizione, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy

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G. Piva

G. Piva ⁵Istituto di Scienze degli Alimenti e della Nutrizione, Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy

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T. Pierre

T. Pierre ⁶Monsanto Agriculture France SAS, Hybritech/Asgrow, Bron, France

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J. Richard

J. Richard ⁷Romer Labs, Inc., Union, MO, USA

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C. Rubinstein

C. Rubinstein ⁸Monsanto Argentina SAIC, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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J. Sequeira

J. Sequeira ⁸Monsanto Argentina SAIC, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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F. Tatli

F. Tatli ⁹Crop Protection Institute of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Koprukoy-Adana, Turkey

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Pages:: 199–210

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.3920/9789086865871_012

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A variety of environmental stress factors increase susceptibility of corn plants to infection with various fungi that produce mycotoxins. These stress factors include insect damage, heat and drought stress, nitrogen deficiency and genetic susceptibility. For example, insect feeding injures corn kernels, creating ports of entry for fungi that produce ear rot and mycotoxins. Biotechnology is helping to provide season-long protection of corn plants (Bt corn) against corn borer damage through the introduction of insect control proteins derived from Bacillus thuringiensis. Reduction of insect feeding damage in Bt corn has led to lower contamination with fumonisin mycotoxins in most locations it has been tested around the world. Biotechnology is also being used to develop healthier corn plants by making them less susceptible to drought stress, increasing nitrogen utilisation, and protecting plants against a wider variety of insect pests that feed on the ears, stalks and roots. In the future, combining these traits will further improve yield and should reduce corn plant susceptibility to environmental stress factors that contribute to mycotoxin contamination in the field.

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