Molecular Determination of Toxigenic Potential of Fusarium spp. Isolated from Seeds of Wheat (Triticum aestivum) Genotypes and Evaluation of Levels of Fumonisins in the Grains at Harvest in Three Major Wheat Producing Counties in Kenya
Table 2
Mycotoxigenic potential of Fusarium spp. isolated from grains of wheat genotypes in Narok, Uasin Gishu, and Nakuru Counties in Kenya.
S/N
Isolate’s code
Fusarium species
Region
Mycotoxin biosynthesis pathway gene examined
FUM1
TRI13DONR
1.
PT1
Fusarium sp.
C
—
—
2.
PT34
F. verticillioides
C
+
—
3.
PT25
F. verticillioides
A
+
—
4.
PT23
F. verticillioides
B
+
—
5.
PT38
F. verticillioides
A, B & C
+
—
6.
PT46
F. verticillioides
A
+
—
7.
PT36
F. verticillioides
A & B
+
—
8.
PT20
F. verticillioides
C
+
—
9.
PT01
F. verticillioides
C
+
—
10.
PT150
F. verticillioides
B
+
—
11.
PT74
F. oxysporum
A, B & C
—
—
12.
PT68
F. verticillioides
B
—
—
13.
PT12
F. verticillioides
A
+
—
14.
PT193 A
F. poae
A, B &C
—
—
15.
PT 1
Fusarium sp.
C
—
—
16.
PT42
F. tricinctum
C
—
—
17.
PT191
F. culmorum
A & C
—
—
18.
PT192
F. equiseti
A, B & C
—
—
Key: “+” gene detected, “—” gene not detected, A: Narok County, B: Uasin Gishu County, and C: Nakuru County.
