Katia PedrosaKatia Pedrosa is product manager with Biomin Holding GmbH.From the AuthorHomeErgot alkaloids of increasing concernErgot is a fungal disease that primarily affects rye, triticale, barley and wheat, and which adversely affects the health and productivity of livestock. The fungus in question produces the ergot responsible for the ergot alkaloid group of mycotoxins and parasitizes the seed heads of plants at the time of flowering.Page 1 of 1