Mycotoxin production by Fusarium proliferatum and Fusarium fujikuroi causing stem rot of hylocereus polyrhizus in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Masratul Hawa Mohd,, Nik Mohd Izham Mohamed Nor,, Nurul Farizah Azuddin,, Latiffah Zakaria,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2023
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22504/1/MAS%202.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/22504/; https://jms.mabjournal.com/index.php/mab/index

Fusarium proliferatum and Fusarium fujikuroi are the causative pathogens of stem rot in red-fleshed dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus). Both species are toxigenic fungi that produce several mycotoxins, including fumonisin B1 (FB1 ), moniliformin (MON), and beauvericin (BEA). These mycotoxins exert...