VOLUM OMAGIAL - Facultatea de Ştiinţe ale Naturii şi Ştiinţe Agricole

Ovidius University Annals of Natural Sciences, Biology – Ecology Series Volume 14, 2010
PROGRAM OF PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF FUNGUS INFESTATION OF
GRAIN AND FODDER , HUMAN AND ANIMAL PROTECTION AGAINST
MYCOTOXINS
drd.ing. Ioan Aurel POP*, conf. dr. Augustin CURTICĂPEAN**, drd.ing. Alin GULEA*, dr. Cornel PODAR*,
ing. Iustina LOBONTIU*.
* Staţiunea de Cercetare Dezvoltare penru Creşterea Bovinelor Mureş,
str. Principală 1227, Sângeorgiu de Mureş, jud Mureş.
** Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie Târgu Mureş
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Abstract: mycotoxins contained in forages may yield to cause different health issues on farm livestock as
decreasing the forage intake and bioconversion, serious illness and death. Food and Agriculture Organization
(FAO) appreciates on global level that 25% of agricultural products are contaminated with mycotoxins. These
compounds contaminate feeds before and after harvesting. Food quality monitoring on each stage, especially due
to it’s fungal potential risk is very important for the development of antifungal strategies adapted to local
conditions. Thus, through a research project witch involves the quantification of mycotoxins concentrations from
feed and food samples taken from different farms located in Central Region of Transylvania we managed to
develop a new method of detection and quantification of three mycotoxins. The paper work presents a part of
activities performed in a research project and comprises their results on preventing and control of funguses and
mycotoxins.
Keywords: mycotoxins, fungus, crops, methods.
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1. Introduction
Food safety has become one of the directions
very important area to protect and improve the
quality of life. To ensure all elements contributing to
the increase of consumer protection and food quality,
develop new methods of control, as simple, low
resource consuming, while used in normal conditions
[1]. Thus, eliminating sources of toxic advanced
occurring in food composition is a major goal. One
such source is the species of fungi producing
mycotoxins, which are found in most foods of plant
origin whose storage / storage is inadequate, but
worse is that we find and their metabolites in animal
products, products from infested feeding.
Monitoring primary storage conditions, and
assessment on a representative sample of infestation
by specific analysis will recommend specific methods
of prevention / treatment of developing adverse
effects of mycotoxins in crops.
In a research project has developed a new
method for detection and quantification of three
mycotoxins for monitoring the infection status of feed
and food grain with mycotoxins in various units and
areas located in Region Development Centru. [2]
The paper also presents results of experiments:
- Study the behavior of wheat, barley, triticales
and corn hybrids tested in comparative culture from
the years 2008, 2009 from SCDCB Mures and their
hierarchy according to their resistance to disease
attack;
- Testing of eight plant protection products for
disease prevention and control in cereals in climatic
conditions in 2009 and monitoring the behavior of
fungicides in the production.
2. Material and Methods
Thurough the research project "Complex
program of prevention and control of fungus
infestation for grain and fodder for providing animal
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