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Objective
Prevent aflatoxin contamination in preharvest peanuts, corn, cottonseed and treenuts.
More information
<OL> <LI> To incorporate resistance to preharvest infection and aflatoxin production by Aspergillus flavus/parasiticus into regionally adapted and accepted crop lines. <LI> To prevent aflatoxin contamination of cultivated croops by introducing into field environments suitable competing microorganisms having the ability to exclude native aflatoxin producing fungi from cultivated crops.
Investigators
Robens, Jane
Institution
USDA - Agricultural Research Service
Start date
1998
End date
2013
Funding Source
Project number
0500-00029-001-00D
Accession number
145783
Categories
Commodities