Abstract

In 1963, a severe epidemic of cereal scab caused by Gibberella zeae occurred in southern Korea and to a less extent in central and northern Korea. In some areas losses were $80{\sim}100$ percent. The epiphytotic was due to heavy rainfall during the heading and flowering season which provided a favorable environment for this severe epidemic. Yield losses resulted a great social problem because of the resultant food and feed grain shortage, lose of seeds for planting the following crops and mycotoxicoses to man and animals. In the same year, a nationwide research committee was organized including plant pathologists, microbiologists, agronomists and biochemists under the juristiction of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. The committee initiated research on etiology, epidemiology, and control of the disease and on the toxic effect of infected grains to man and animals. The present paper will review some research carried out in Korea on cereal scab with special reference to epidemiology and mycotoxicoses to animals and man. In addition, the present status of research in Korea on aflatoxins in foods and toxic moldy rice will be briefly reviewed.

1963년(年)에 맥류(麥類)붉은 곰팡이병(Gibberella zeae)이 대발생(大發生)하여 막심(莫甚)한 수량감소(收量減少)를 가져왔고, 병든 곡류(穀類)를 먹은 인축(人畜)에 중독증(中毒症)을 일으켜서 큰 사회문제(社會問題)를 일으켰다. 본(本) 종설(綜說)은 당시(當時) 농림부(農林部)의 주관(主管)으로 식물병리학(植物病理學), 의학(醫學), 수의학(獸醫學)을 전공(專攻)하는 대책위원(對策委員)들이 연구(硏究)한 내용(內容)을 중심(中心)으로 그 대요(大要)를 소개(紹介)한 것이다. 그리고 진균(眞菌)으로 인(因)한 곡류(穀類) 및 여러 식품(食品)의 변질(變質)과 진균독소(眞菌毒素)에 대한 관심(關心)이 학술적(學術的)인 면(面)으로나 인축(人畜)의 보건면(保健面)으로 제고(提高)되고 있음에 비추어 최근(最近)에 우리나라에서 연구(硏究)한 쌀을 변질(變質)시키는 저장균(貯藏菌) 및 메주 기타(其他) 식품(食品)에서 분리(分離)한 곰팡이와 ${\ulcorner}$아플라톡신${\lrcorner}$ 분비(分泌)에 관(關)해서 그 현황(現況)을 수록(收錄)하였다.

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