Field Studies on the Relationship between Fusarium verticillioides and Maize (Zea mays L.): Effect of Biocontrol Agents on Fungal Infection and Toxin Content of Grains at Harvest

Table 4

Correlations between maize yield, fumonisin B₁ content and F. verticillioides count of harvested grains and rainfall values.

	Cumulative Rainfall from flowering to harvest (mm)	Fumonisin B1 content (ppb)	Fusarium verticillioides count (CFU g^−1 grain)
Yield (kg ha^−1)	𝑟=0.613; 𝑃=0.387	𝑟=−0.688; 𝑃=0.312	𝑟=−0.802; 𝑃=0.198
Fusarium verticillioides count (CFU g^−1 grain)	𝑟=−0.926; 𝑃=0.045	𝑟=0.694; 𝑃=0.306	—
Fumonisin B1 content (ppb)	𝑟=−0.382; 𝑃=0.618	—	—