Plant Soil Environ., 2022, 68(6):262-271 | DOI: 10.17221/80/2022-PSE

Harvesting and phytosanitary parameters with particular regard to mycotoxin content of maize as a function of different seasonal, fertilisation and hybrid effectOriginal Paper

Sándor Keszthelyi ORCID...*,1, Sándor Kadlicskó2, György Pásztor2, András Takács2, Éva Szolcsányi2, Ferenc Pál-Fám1, Helga Lukács1, Zsolt Pónya1, Richárd Hoffmann1, Kinga Rudolf1, Tamás Sipos1, Éva Piszker1, Mónika Treitz1, Ákos Mesterházy3, Katalin Somfalvi-Tóth1, Ildikó Jócsák1, Gabriella Kazinczi2
1 Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Kaposvár Campus, Institute of Agronomy, Kaposvár, Hungary
2 Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Georgikon Campus, Institute of Plant Protection, Keszthely, Hungary
3 Cereal Research Non-Profit Ltd., Szeged, Hungary

The aim of our three consecutive years (2017-2019) field trial was to obtain information as to the effect of weather conditions of the actual year as well as to assess the impact of some technological parameters such as fertilisation, the choice on the hybrid type on the yield parameters, phytosanitary conditions and mycotoxin contamination of maize. According to our results, the climatic characteristics of the years, the examined hybrid characters (FAO 310 and 490) and the fact of N-fertilisation had significant effects on yield parameters and grain moisture content. The additional N-supply did not affect the development or severity of stem rot in any of the hybrid effects. In this respect, the year effect appeared to be the decisive factor since much higher stem rot values were recorded in the plots of the longer growing season hybrids. Among the mycotoxins examined, only zearalenone and fumonisin found in the harvest were significantly influenced by the effect of the year, the length of the growing season as well as nutrient replenishment. It can be stated that the applied technological parameters have a major effect on the expression of this toxin load in maize. Dry maize stocks that have lost their water in the vegetation are predisposing factors for toxin accumulation. N-content of soil and that of plants can play a different role in mycotoxin accumulation in maize plants.

Keywords: field crop analysis; harvesting data; Zea mays L.; phytopathological symptoms; environmental condition; ear mould diseases

Published: June 15, 2022  Show citation

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Keszthelyi S, Kadlicskó S, Pásztor G, Takács A, Szolcsányi É, Pál-Fám F, et al.. Harvesting and phytosanitary parameters with particular regard to mycotoxin content of maize as a function of different seasonal, fertilisation and hybrid effect. Plant Soil Environ. 2022;68(6):262-271. doi: 10.17221/80/2022-PSE.
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