_:b70018502 "10.1111/j.1365-3059.2011.02503.x" . . "Fungal interactions of Fusarium verticillioides and F.\u00A0graminearum in maize ears and the impact on fungal development and toxin accumulation were investigated in a 2\u2010year field study at two locations in France. Maize ears were inoculated either with a spore mixture of F.\u00A0graminearum and F.\u00A0verticillioides or using a sequential inoculation procedure consisting of a first inoculation with F.\u00A0graminearum followed by a second with F.\u00A0verticillioides 1\u2003week later. Toxin and fungal biomass were assessed on mature kernels, using HPLC and quantitative PCR. Correlation between the levels of DNA and toxin was high concerning F.\u00A0graminearum DNA and deoxynivalenol (R\u00B2\u2003=\u20030\u00B773) and moderate for F.\u00A0verticillioides DNA and fumonisin (R\u00B2\u2003=\u20030\u00B744). Fusarium graminearum DNA either decreased in mixed inoculations or was not influenced by subsequent inoculations with F.\u00A0verticillioides, compared to single inoculations. In contrast, F.\u00A0verticillioides DNA either significantly increased or was not affected in mixed and sequential inoculations. In two of the replicates, it can be assumed that natural contamination by F.\u00A0verticillioides was favoured by previous contamination with F.\u00A0graminearum. Overall, the results suggest that F.\u00A0verticillioides has competitive advantages over the F.\u00A0graminearum strains. Additionally, the data provide, for the first time, key evidence that previous contamination by F.\u00A0graminearum in maize ears can facilitate subsequent infections by F.\u00A0verticillioides." . . "Picot et al. (2011)" . . . "Picot, A., Hourcade\u2010Marcolla, D., Barreau, C., Pinson\u2010Gadais, L., Caron, D., Richard\u2010Forget, F. & Lannou, C. 2011. Interactions between Fusarium verticillioides and Fusarium graminearum in maize ears and consequences for fungal development and mycotoxin accumulation. Plant Pathology, 61(1): 140-151." . . "2011"^^ . _:b70018502 . "10.1111/j.1365-3059.2011.02503.x" . "Picot et al. (2011)" . "2011"^^ . _:b70018502 . _:b70018502 . "Fungal interactions of Fusarium verticillioides and F.\u00A0graminearum in maize ears and the impact on fungal development and toxin accumulation were investigated in a 2\u2010year field study at two locations in France. Maize ears were inoculated either with a spore mixture of F.\u00A0graminearum and F.\u00A0verticillioides or using a sequential inoculation procedure consisting of a first inoculation with F.\u00A0graminearum followed by a second with F.\u00A0verticillioides 1\u2003week later. Toxin and fungal biomass were assessed on mature kernels, using HPLC and quantitative PCR. Correlation between the levels of DNA and toxin was high concerning F.\u00A0graminearum DNA and deoxynivalenol (R\u00B2\u2003=\u20030\u00B773) and moderate for F.\u00A0verticillioides DNA and fumonisin (R\u00B2\u2003=\u20030\u00B744). Fusarium graminearum DNA either decreased in mixed inoculations or was not influenced by subsequent inoculations with F.\u00A0verticillioides, compared to single inoculations. In contrast, F.\u00A0verticillioides DNA either significantly increased or was not affected in mixed and sequential inoculations. In two of the replicates, it can be assumed that natural contamination by F.\u00A0verticillioides was favoured by previous contamination with F.\u00A0graminearum. Overall, the results suggest that F.\u00A0verticillioides has competitive advantages over the F.\u00A0graminearum strains. Additionally, the data provide, for the first time, key evidence that previous contamination by F.\u00A0graminearum in maize ears can facilitate subsequent infections by F.\u00A0verticillioides." .