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Wilson, Nina; Dashiell, Shelbie; McMaster, Nicole; Bohland, Cindy; Schmale, David G., III – Science Teacher, 2018
Approximately 1 billion metric tons of food are lost each year due to mycotoxins (FAO 2013), secondary metabolites produced by fungi (Marin et al. 2013) that contaminate crops (Placinta, D'Mello, and MacDonald 1999) and threaten the health of domestic animals and humans (Sobrova et al. 2010). The fungus "Fusarium graminearum" produces…
Descriptors: Food, Interdisciplinary Approach, Secondary School Students, Agriculture