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Rapid Quantification of Aflasafe-Fungi on Crops in Africa to Verify Proper Application of Aflasafe

Objective

Perform research on development of specific assays to quantify usage of aflatoxin biological control agents in Nigeria with the goal of supporting the provision of incentives to optimize biological control usage in the region and assist scientists at the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Nigeria in learning to apply the developed assays to assessment of aflatoxin-biocontrol end-user performance.

Investigators
Cotty, Peter
Institution
USDA - Agricultural Research Service
Start date
2014
End date
2018
Funding Source
Agricultural Research Service
Project number
6054-42000-026-03T
Accession number
425294
Categories
Mycotoxins
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