Impact of pre-harvest elicitors on the toxigenic mycobiota and mycotoxin risk in dried figs: A holistic safety assessment.
Pre-harvest fungal contamination of figs (Ficus carica L.) poses a significant food safety risk due to mycotoxin production. While chemical elicitors are proposed as a sustainable control strategy, their impact on the autochthonous mycobiota and mycotoxin profiles during fig maturation and sun-drying is largely unknown...