Publications by authors named "E T Dickin"
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- The increasing need for sustainable agriculture has sparked interest in faba beans as a diverse crop that can improve nitrogen levels in the soil, but their low global yields are a challenge.
- Promoting biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) in faba beans is key to achieving higher and more stable yields, which can also benefit future cereal crops cultivated in the same fields.
- Recent studies focus on rhizobial inoculation and optimizing fertilizer use, while future research should explore local strategies, assess economic factors, and utilize genetic variation for better BNF outcomes.
Impact of post-anthesis rainfall, fungicide and harvesting time on the concentration of deoxynivalenol and zearalenone in wheat.
Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess
September 2016
Article Synopsis
- Researchers conducted field experiments to assess how post-anthesis rainfall affects levels of two mycotoxins, deoxynivalenol (DON) and zearalenone (ZON), in wheat grain after inoculating the plants with a fungus and varying irrigation methods.
- Results showed that DON levels were higher in irrigated plots compared to covered and control plots during one experiment, while ZON levels consistently increased in irrigated plots across both experiments.
- The study found that prothioconazole treatment effectively reduced DON levels but had inconsistent effects on ZON, highlighting that post-anthesis rainfall significantly raises ZON levels, which can further escalate with delayed harvesting but remain low without late-season moisture.
Distribution of Fusarium mycotoxins in UK wheat mill fractions.
Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess
December 2011
The EU has set maximum limits for the Fusarium mycotoxins, deoxynivalenol (DON) and zearalenone (ZON). The maximum permitted level decreases from unprocessed wheat, through intermediary products, e.g.
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