Food safety certification and testing company SGS will hold a webinar about mycotoxins on Thursday, March 8, at 10 a.m. CT.
The 90-minute webinar will review the impact that field and storage fungi has on seed quality and the fungi-germination interaction model, as well as common detection methods and quantification of mycotoxins. Species to be covered include: Fusarium, Diplodia, Aspergillus, Penicillium, Rhizopus, Cercospera and Phomopsis.
The webinar is part of the company's Seed Biology Series, which offers weekly classes January through April. The fee for each class is US$50, but the whole series has a package rate. Those interested in the mycotoxin webinar must register by March 6. For more information, please contact Le Walls at +1.605.696.5662 or email leann.walls@sgs.com.
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