Table 2.
The optimal temperature and a w of Fusarium mycotoxin production.
| Fusarium verticillioides | Fusarium proliferatum | Fusarium graminearum | Fusarium culmorum | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mycotoxin | Temperature (°C) | a w | Temperature (°C) | a w | Temperature (°C) | a w | Temperature (°C) | a w |
| FUMs | 15–32 | >0.940 | 13–25 | >0.960 | ||||
| DON | 15–35 | >0.980 | 20–30 | >0.975 | ||||
| ZEA | 25–30 | >0.980 | ||||||
The optimal temperature and a w of FUMs and ZEA production were detected on Fusarium‐infected maize grain. The optimal temperature and a w of DON production were detected on Fusarium‐infected wheat grain. Data were extracted from Sanchis and colleagues 80 , 81 . a w, water activity; DON, deoxynivalenol.