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SESSION 5: DISEASE CONTROL AND FORECASTING MODELS<br />
P117 - Influence <strong>of</strong> weather conditions and planting<br />
dates on deoxynivalenol accumulation in commercial<br />
maize hybrids grown in Ontario, Canada<br />
V. Limay-Rios 1 , R. Burlakoti 2 , K. Vink 2 , A. Schaafsma 1<br />
1 University <strong>of</strong> Guelph, Ridgetown Campus, Ridgetown, Ontario, Canada; 2 Weather INnovations<br />
Incorporated, Chatham, Ontario, Canada<br />
E-mail: vlimayri@uoguelph.ca<br />
Fusarium graminearum is the most economically important plant pathogen<br />
associated with ear rot and deoxynivalenol (DON) accumulation in harvested<br />
maize grain in Ontario. Swine are particularly vulnerable to DON exposure<br />
causing feed refusal, weight loss and immune-suppression at low doses. High<br />
levels <strong>of</strong> ear rot infection were observed in Ontario during the 2006 and 2011<br />
growing season resulting in DON levels higher than the maximum tolerable level<br />
for swine diets. In this study, grain samples from commercial fields and<br />
experimental plots across Ontario collected from 2006 to 2012 were analyzed for<br />
DON with a detection limit <strong>of</strong> 0.2 ppm. The impact <strong>of</strong> planting date, hybrid crop<br />
heat unit (CHU) classification and weather conditions during different crop stages<br />
on total DON accumulations in grains was assessed using partial least square<br />
regression analyses. Results showed that hybrid CHU classification had less<br />
influence on the variability <strong>of</strong> DON accumulation, while planting dates and<br />
weather variables (temperature and rainfall) had a greater impact on DON<br />
accumulation. In general, hybrids planted later had relatively higher DON levels at<br />
harvest than those planted earlier. The maximum temperature during the period<br />
between flowering and grain filling was inversely associated with DON<br />
accumulation. The frequency and amount <strong>of</strong> rainfall specifically during flowering<br />
(silking to blister stages), grain filling (milking to dent stages), and generally in the<br />
period between flowering and grain filling critically affected the amount <strong>of</strong> DON<br />
accumulation. In particular, temperature and rainfall during the grain filling period<br />
was relatively more critical to DON accumulation compared with other<br />
development stages. Higher daily maximum temperatures had a negative impact<br />
while higher rainfall amounts had a positive impact on DON accumulation<br />
throughout this period. The findings <strong>of</strong> this study will be useful to develop a future<br />
weather-based DON prediction tool for maize.<br />
Keywords : Fusarium, mycotoxin, deoxynivalenol, maize, weather, forecast<br />
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