Fusarium and mycotoxins
Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a widespread and destructive fungal disease of cereals caused by a number of Fusarium species and Microdochium spp. FHB can reduce grain quality due to the production of a range of toxic metabolites (mycotoxins) that have adverse effects on human and animal health
The aim of NIBIO’s involvement and activities within this subject is to develop and disseminate knowledge about measures to reduce the risk of Fusarium and mycotoxins in cereals.
Close collaboration with the Norwegian Extension Service secures rapid knowledge transfer to farmers. We participate in Nordic and international networks focusing on this widespread and destructive fungal disease of cereals.
The following researchers from NIBIO are involved in the work: Ingerd S. Hofgaard, Guro Brodal, Erik Lysøe, Heidi U. Aamot, Anne-Grete Roer Hjelkrem, Marit Almvik, Einar Strand, Birgitte Henriksen. Click the button "Employees" for their contact information.
International collaborators are: Ruth Dill-Macky (University of Minnesota, USA), Simon Edwards (Harper Adams University, UK).
Fusarium and mycotoxins in Norwegian cereals
NIBIO has, within several projects, recorded the occurrence of Fusarium species and mycotoxins in Norwegian cereals. We use both morphological and molecular methods to identify fungal species. Chemical analytical methods (LC-HRMS) are used to detect and quantify individual mycotoxins in cereals down to a level of 1 µg/kg.
Fusarium graminearum
Like in several European countries, the relative prevalence of deoxynivalenol (DON) producing species in Norway has shifted towards F. graminearum instead of F. culmorum. Fusarium graminearum is identified at the main producer of DON in Norwegian grain. NIBIO has characterized genetic and phenotypic diversity within Norwegian isolates of F. graminearum.
The effect of weather on development of Fusarium
Climatic factors such as rainfall and temperature in the critical period around flowering have a major impact on the development of Fusarium head blight (FHB) and mycotoxins in cereals. Forecasting models to predict development of mycotoxins in a specific field due to cultivation practise and weather are developed by NIBIO in collaboration with the Norwegian Extension Service.
The effect of cultivation practice on development of Fusarium
Deep tillage and crop rotation are among the cultural practices considered to be of prime importance for combating Fusarium and the production of mycotoxins in cereals. NIBIO study the effect of field factors such as cultivar, tillage, preceding crop, soil humidity, and pesticide treatment on development of Fusarium and mycotoxins in cereals.
Plant-pathogen interactions
The competitiveness of Fusarium species associated with FHB is influenced by several factors such as weather, agronomic practise and the host plant. We perform field trials, greenhouse and laboratory experiments to study interactions between Fusarium spp., Microdochium spp. and cereals.
Genome and transcriptome sequencing of Fusarium species
Knowledge concerning genes involved in fungus-plant interaction and mycotoxin production may be helpful when developing future control measures. In order to study global gene expression (transcriptome) patterns of Fusarium in planta, we have sequenced the genomes of F. langsethiae and F. avenaceum.
Resistance to Fusarium in Norwegian cereals
No commercial cultivar of wheat, oat or barley displays absolute resistance to Fusarium infection, although cultivar differences exist. NIBIO perform field trials, greenhouse and laboratory experiments to study interactions between Fusarium spp. and cereals.
Chemical and biological control of FHB
NIBIO carry out efficacy testing of fungicides on behalf of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority. The effects of biopesticides and chemical fungicides on development of Microdochium spp. and Fusarium spp. in cereals have been tested in field trials. The active ingredient prothioconazole is found to reduce DON content in oats by on average 50% compared to untreated control. However, none of the tested biopesticides has resulted in a reduction of DON, and no fungicide treatment has resulted in a reduction of Fusarium langsethiae and HT2+T2-toxins in oats.
Fusarium and Microdochium on cereal seeds
Poor cereal seed quality caused by Fusarium/Microdochium (seedling blight) has been a challenge recent years. The occurrence, importance and survival of these pathogens are studied in laboratory, greenhouse and field experiments in collaboration with Kimen seed testing laboratory and the seed industry. Recently NIBIO have, in collaboration with Nofima and NMBU (Norwegian University of life sci.), identified a possible association between the occurrence of Fusarium/Microdochium spp. and baking quality in wheat.
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Ingerd Skow Hofgaard Heidi Udnes Aamot Guro Brodal Aina Lundon Anne-Grete Roer Hjelkrem Morten Lillemo Einar StrandAbstract
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Kerry O'Donnell Abdullah M. S. Al-Hatmi Takayuki Aoki Balázs Brankovics José F. Cano-Lira Jeffrey J. Coleman G. Sybren de Hoog Antonio Di Pietro Rasmus J. N. Frandsen David M. Geiser Connie F. C. Gibas Josep Guarro Hye-Seon Kim H. Corby Kistler Imane Laraba John F. Leslie Manuel S. López-Berges Erik Lysøe Jacques F. Meis Michel Monod Robert H. Proctor Martijn Rep Carmen Ruiz-Roldan Adnan Šišic Jason E. Stajich Emma T. Steenkamp Brett A. Summerell Theo A. J. van der Lee Anne D. van Diepeningen Paul E. Verweij Cees Waalwijk Todd J. Ward Brian L. Wickes Nathan P. Wiederhold Michael J. Wingfield Ning Zhang Sean X. ZhangAbstract
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Ingerd Skow Hofgaard Heidi Udnes Aamot Till Seehusen Hugh Riley Ruth Dill-Macky Børge Holen Guro BrodalAbstract
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Heidi Udnes Aamot Erik Lysøe Shiori Koga Katherine Ann Gredvig Nielsen Ulrike Böcker Guro Brodal Ruth Dill-Macky Anne Kjersti Uhlen Ingerd Skow HofgaardAbstract
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Shiori Koga Heidi Udnes Aamot Anne Kjersti Uhlen Till Seehusen Eva Veiseth-Kent Ingerd Skow Hofgaard Anette Moldestad Ulrike BöckerAbstract
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David M. Geiser Abdullah M. S. Al-Hatmi Takayuki Aoki Tsutomu Arie Virgilio Balmas Irene Barnes Gary C. Bergstrom Madan K. Bhattacharyya Cheryl L. Blomquist Robert L. Bowden Balázs Brankovics Daren W. Brown Lester W. Burgess Kathryn Bushley Mark Busman José F. Cano-Lira Joseph D. Carrillo Hao-Xun Chang Chi-Yu Chen Wanquan Chen Martin Chilvers Sofia Chulze Jeffrey J. Coleman Christina A. Cuomo Z. Wilhelm De Beer G. Sybren de Hoog Johanna Del Castillo-Múnera Emerson M. Del Ponte Javier Diéguez-Uribeondo Antonio Di Pietro Véronique Edel-Hermann Wade H. Elmer Lynn Epstein Akif Eskalen Maria Carmela Esposto Kathryne L. Everts Sylvia P. Fernández-Pavía Gilvan Ferreira da Silva Nora A. Foroud Gerda Fourie Rasmus J. N. Frandsen Stanley Freeman Michael Freitag Omer Frenkel Kevin K. Fuller Tatiana Gagkaeva Donald M. Gardiner Anthony E. Glenn Scott E. Gold Thomas R. Gordon Nancy F. Gregory Marieka Gryzenhout Josep Guarro Beth K. Gugino Santiago Gutierrez Kim E. Hammond-Kosack Linda J. Harris Mónika Homa Cheng-Fang Hong László Hornok Jenn-Wen Huang Macit Ilkit Adriaana Jacobs Karin Jacobs Cong Jiang María del Mar Jiménez-Gasco Seogchan Kang Matthew T. Kasson Kemal Kazan John C. Kennell Hye-Seon Kim H. Corby Kistler Gretchen A. Kuldau Tomasz Kulik Oliver Kurzai Imane Laraba Matthew H. Laurence Theresa Lee Yin-won Lee Yong-Hwan Lee John F. Leslie Edward C.Y. Liew Lily W. Lofton Antonio F. Logrieco Manuel S. López-Berges Alicia G. Luque Erik Lysøe Li-Jun Ma Robert E. Marra Frank N. Martin Sara R. May Susan P. McCormick Chyanna McGee Jacques F. Meis Quirico Migheli N. M. I. Mohamed Nor Michel Monod Antonio Moretti Diane Mostert Giuseppina Mulè Françoise Munaut Gary P. Munkvold Paul Nicholson Marcio Nucci Kerry O’Donnell Matias Pasquali Ludwig H. Pfenning Anna Prigitano Robert H. Proctor Stéphane Ranque Stephen A. Rehner Martijn Rep Gerardo Rodríguez-Alvarado Lindy Joy Rose Mitchell G. Roth Carmen Ruiz-Roldan Amgad A. Saleh Baharuddin Salleh Hyunkyu Sang María Mercedes Scandiani Jonathan Scauflaire David G. Schmale III Dylan P. G. Short Adnan Šišić Jason A. Smith Christopher W. Smyth Hokyoung Son Ellie Spahr Jason E. Stajich Emma T. Steenkamp Christian Steinberg Rajagopal Subramaniam Haruhisa Suga Brett A. Summerell Antonella Susca Cassandra L. Swett Christopher Toomajian Terry J. Torres-Cruz Anna M. Tortorano Martin Urban Lisa J. Vaillancourt Gary E. Vallad Theo A. J. van der Lee Dan Vanderpool Anne D. van Diepeningen Martha M. Vaughan Eduard Venter Marcele Vermeulen Paul E. Verweij Altus Viljoen Cees Waalwijk Emma C. Wallace Grit Walther Jie Wang Todd J. Ward Brian L. Wickes Nathan P. Wiederhold Michael J. Wingfield Ana K. M. Wood Jin-Rong Xu Xiao-Bing Yang Tapani Yli-Mattila Sung-Hwan Yun Latiffah Zakaria Hao Zhang Ning Zhang Sean X. Zhang Xue ZhangAbstract
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Hye-Seon Kim Jessica M. Lohmar Mark Busman Daren W. Brown Todd A. Naumann Hege Hvattum Divon Erik Lysøe Silvio Uhlig Robert H. ProctorAbstract
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Anne-Grete Roer Hjelkrem Heidi Udnes Aamot Guro Brodal Einar Strand Torfinn Torp Simon G. Edwards Ruth Dill-Macky Ingerd Skow HofgaardAbstract
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Alemayehu Getachew Assefa Alemayehu Chala Ingerd Skow Hofgaard May Bente Brurberg Michael Sulyok Anne Marte TronsmoAbstract
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Rasmus Dam Wollenberg Wagma Saei Klaus Ringsborg Westphal Carina Sloth Klitgaard Kåre Lehmann Nielsen Erik Lysøe Donald Max Gardiner Reinhard Wimmer Teis Esben Sondergaard Jens Laurids SørensenAbstract
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Aida Droce Jens Laurids Sørensen Teis Esben Sondergaard Janus Jagd Rasmussen Erik Lysøe Henriette GieseAbstract
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Anne-Grete Roer Hjelkrem Torfinn Torp Guro Brodal Heidi Udnes Aamot Einar Strand Berit Nordskog Ruth Dill-Macky Simon G. Edwards Ingerd Skow HofgaardAbstract
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Martina Jonsson Marika Jestoi Minna Anthoni Annikki Welling Iida Loivamaa Ville Hallikainen Matti Kankainen Erik Lysøe Pertti Koivisto Kimmo PeltonenAbstract
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Silvio Uhlig Ana Stanic Ingerd Skow Hofgaard Bernhard Kluger Rainer Schuhmacher Christopher Owen MilesAbstract
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Mallikarjuna Rao Kovi Mohamed Abdelhalim Anil Kunapareddy Åshild Ergon Anne Marte Tronsmo May Bente Brurberg Ingerd Skow Hofgaard Torben Asp Odd Arne RognliAbstract
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Ingerd Skow Hofgaard Till Seehusen Heidi Udnes Aamot Hugh Riley Jafar Razzaghian Vinh Hong Le Anne-Grete Roer Hjelkrem Ruth Dill-Macky Guro BrodalAbstract
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Rasmus John Normand Frandsen Silas A. Rasmussen Peter B. Knudsen Silvio Uhlig Dirk Petersen Erik Lysøe Charlotte H. Gotfredsen Henriette Giese Thomas O. LarsenAbstract
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Matias Pasquali Marco Beyer Antonio Logrieco Kris Audenaert Virgilio Balmas Ryan Basler Anne-Laure Boutigny Jana Chrpova Elzbieta Czembor Tatiana Gagkaeva María T. González-Jaén Ingerd Skow Hofgaard Nagehan D. Köycü Lucien Hoffmann Jelena Lević Patricia Marin Thomas Miedaner Quirico Migheli Antonio Moretti Marina E. H. Müller Françoise Munaut Päivi Parikka Marine Pallez-Barthel Jonathan Piec Jonathan Scauflaire Barbara Scherm Slavica Stanković Ulf Thrane Silvio Uhlig Adriaan Vanheule Tapani Yli-Mattila Susanne VogelgsangAbstract
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Ingerd Skow Hofgaard Heidi Udnes Aamot Torfinn Torp M. Jestoi V.M.T. Lattanzio Sonja Klemsdal C. Waalwijk T. van der Lee Guro BrodalAbstract
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Erik Lysøe Rasmus J.N. Frandsen Hege Divon Valeria Terzi Luigi Orrù Antonella Lamontanara Anna-Karin Kolseth Kristian F. Nielsen Ulf ThraneAbstract
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Heidi Udnes Aamot Todd J. Ward Guro Brodal Trude Vrålstad Gunnar Bræck Larsen Sonja Klemsdal Abdelhameed Elameen Silvio Uhlig Ingerd Skow HofgaardAbstract
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Frederik T. Hansen Donald M. Gardiner Erik Lysøe Patricia Romans Fuertes Bettina Tudzynski Philipp Wiemann Teis Esben Sondergaard Henriette Giese Ditlev E. Brodersen Jens Laurids SørensenAbstract
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Erik Lysøe Linda J. Harris Sean Walkowiak Rajagopal Subramaniam Hege Divon Even Sannes Riiser Carlos Llorens Toni Gabaldón H. Corby Kistler Wilifred Jonkers Anna-Karin Kolseth Kristian F. Nielsen Ulf Thrane Rasmus J. N. FrandsenAbstract
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Simon Hartung Jørgensen Rasmus J. N. Frandsen Kristian F. Nielsen Erik Lysøe Teis Esben Sondergaard Reinhard Wimmer Henriette Giese Jens Laurids SørensenAbstract
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Lisette Quaade Sørensen Erik Lysøe Jesper Erup Larsen Paiman Khorsand-Jamal Kristian Fog Nielsen Rasmus John Normand FrandsenAbstract
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Silvio Uhlig Gunnar Sundstøl Eriksen Ingerd Skow Hofgaard Rudolf Krska Eduardo Beltrán Michael SulyokAbstract
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Kerry O'Donnell Alejandro P. Rooney Robert Proctor Daren W. Brown Susan P. McCormick Todd J. Ward Rasmus J. N. Frandsen Erik Lysøe Stephen A. Rehner Takayuki Aoki Vincent A.R.G Robert Pedro W. Crous Johannes Z. Groenewald Seogchan Kang David M. GeiserAbstract
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Erik Lysøe Sonja Klemsdal Karen Rae Bone Rasmus J. N. Frandsen Thomas Johansen U. Thrane Henriette GieseAbstract
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Ingerd Skow Hofgaard Leslie A Wanner Gunhild Hageskal Birgitte Henriksen Sonja Klemsdal Anne Marte TronsmoAbstract
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Projects
Division of Biotechnology and Plant Health
SafeOats: Resistance to Fusarium langsethiae in Norwegian oats
Safe oats for food and feed through knowledge of the biology of
Division of Biotechnology and Plant Health
FYTOBIOM
I dette prosjektet fokuserer vi på den del av fytobiomet som kalles mikrobiomet. Vi identifiserer de mikroorganismene som er assosiert med bedre plantehelse og grøde/utbytte hos potet og hvete. Pluss de mikroorganismene på frø som påvirker spireevnen. Hovedmålet er å finne alle bakterier, sopp og oomyceter som er tilstede.
Adaptations within the Norwegian wheat value chain to improve quality and obtain high and stable quantities for milling in the forthcoming decades (MATHVETE)
This project aims to improve the quality of Norwegian wheat used for milling to secure high and stable production in forthcoming decades under more challenging climatic conditions. Increasing wheat production for milling is the most efficient way to achieve increased domestic food production in Norway and it will strengthen the competitiveness in the agricultural sector.
Division of Biotechnology and Plant Health
MyToolBox - Safe Food and Feed through an Integrated ToolBox for Mycotoxin Management
MyToolBox is a project which goes beyond the field-to-fork approach to reduce moulds and mycotoxins in the food and feed chains
Division of Biotechnology and Plant Health
QualityWheat - Norwegian wheat with optimized protein content and high baking quality
The Quality Wheat project aims to increase Norwegian wheat quality to achieve better utilization of Norwegian wheat, and thus meet the national goals of increased food production.
Division of Biotechnology and Plant Health
PlantStrength – Strenghtening the basis of sound plant protection
This strategic institute initiative aims to understand the interactions between plant pathogens, invertebrate pests, weeds and natural enemies to evaluate and improve management strategies for cereals under the current and future Norwegian climate. The work is divided in 3 work packages: WP1: The Fusarium-Oat system WP2: The Cereal pest syndrome WP 3: Simulation computer models.