''Fusarium verticillioides'' is the most commonly reported fungal species infecting maize (''

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''). ''Fusarium verticillioides'' is the accepted name of the species, which was also known as ''Fusarium moniliforme''. The species has also been described as mating population A of the ''Fusarium fujikuroi'' species complex (formally known as ''Gibberella fujikuroi'' species complex). ''F. verticllioides'' produces the

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ic chemical compound fusarin C. ''F. verticillioides'' produces a group of disease-causing mycotoxins— fumonisins—on infected kernels.

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