Species Identification and Mycotoxigenic Potential of Section Isolated from Maize Marketed in the Metropolitan Region of Asunción, Paraguay.

var. amylacea and var. indurata are maize ecotypes from Paraguay.

Trichothecene Genotype Profiling of Wheat Species Complex in Paraguay.

Paraguay is a non-traditional wheat-producing country in one of the warmest regions in South America. Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) is a critical disease affecting this crop, caused by the species complex (FGSC). A variety of these species produce trichothecenes, including deoxynivalenol (DON) and its acetylated forms (3-ADON and 15-ADON) or nivalenol (NIV).

First Report of a Leaf Blight Caused by on in Paraguay.

The genus contains several fungal species known to cause diseases on plants in the Poaceae family (Klaubauf et al. 2014; Wang et al. 2019).