Incidence of Fusarium verticillioides and Levels of Fumonisin B-1 and B-2 in Corn in Turkey

A total of 100 corn samples conforming collected from local farmers and markets from districts of Samsun, Turkey, were analyzed for Fusarium fumonisin B-1 and B-2 contamination. Ninety-three corn samples were found to contain F. verticillioides, 52 samples fumonisin B-1, and 25 samples fumonisin B-2. Fumonisin B-1 contamination ranged from 0.05 to 25.72 mg/kg and B-2 from 0.05 to 5.7 mg/kg, respectively. This figure indicated widespread contamination of fumonisin B-1 and B-2 in maize grown in different areas of Samsun, Turkey