“Maize (Zea mays) is the only known economically ... South Africa as this may lead to the introduction of new pests and diseases that are expensive and difficult to manage.

Deoxynivalenol: Mycotoxin produced by the fungus Fusarium graminearum and other fungi that occurs mainly in grains such as wheat, barley, oats and maize, also known as vomitoxin. DIMBOA (2,4 ...

Then came another blow. A fungus known as Aspergillus flavus infected our maize. It produces dangerous aflatoxins. Farmers know this fungus well, and we tend to encounter it with crops in storage ...

The increasing prevalence of grey leaf spot (GLS), caused by the fungus Cercospora zeae-maydis, and northern corn leaf blight ...

PASTORALISTS and farmers in Simanjiro and Kiteto districts are struggling to secure money for food as their cattle and goats ...