Aflatoxin in maize: a review of the early literature from “moldy-corn toxicosis” to the genetics of aflatoxin accumulation resistance
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DOI: 10.1007/s12550-018-00340-w
Abstract: Aflatoxin is a potent toxin produced by Aspergillus flavus Link:Fr, an opportunistic ear-rot pathogen of maize (Zea mays L. subsp. Mays). Prior to the discovery of aflatoxin, A. flavus was considered a minor pathogen and… read more here.
Keywords: genetics; aflatoxin accumulation; contamination; resistance ... See more keywords
Distribution of Aspergillus flavus and aflatoxin accumulation in stored maize grains across three agro-ecologies in Ghana
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2019.04.035
Abstract: Abstract Aflatoxins are carcinogenic secondary metabolites produced mainly by two species of Aspergillus fungi, (A. flavus and A. parasiticus). The toxin contaminates maize grains during the developmental stage as well as in storage. Grains with… read more here.
Keywords: aflatoxin accumulation; grains across; flavus; aflatoxin ... See more keywords
Assessing Genotype-By-Environment Interactions in Aspergillus Ear Rot and Pre-Harvest Aflatoxin Accumulation in Maize Inbred Lines
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DOI: 10.3390/agronomy7040086
Abstract: Aspergillus flavus, causal agent of the Aspergillus ear rot (AER) of maize, also produces aflatoxins that cause aflatoxicosis in humans and livestock. Ten maize inbred lines were evaluated in replicated trials in two aflatoxicosis outbreak… read more here.
Keywords: maize; aflatoxin accumulation; inbred lines; environment ... See more keywords