Types and effects of toxins produced by plant pathogenic fungi Fusarium

As a pathogen of many important crops, Fusarium spp. can not only cause serious loss of crop yield and quality, but also produce a series of toxic secondary metabolites in vitro and in host plants, which called Fusarium toxins. On the one hand, Fusarium toxins are closely related to the pathogenicity of Fusarium to host plants as virulence factors, on the other hand, Fusarium toxins cause the decline of livestock production performance and the emergence of related diseases, which in turn affects the agricultural ecosystem and poses a threat to human health. In view of the influence of Fusarium toxins on crop production and their toxicity to livestock and human, there has been considerable studies on the types of toxin in cereal crop after infection caused by Fusarium, nevertheless, there are few studies on the types of toxin in legume forage after infection caused by Fusarium and the role of toxins in the pathogenicity of Fusarium to legume forage. This study reviewed the main toxins produced by Fusarium species which commonly cause the diseases of main food and feed crops, and the effects of these toxins on plants, livestock and humans. The prospect and significance of research on Fusarium toxins in legume forage were examined.