Maize is an important staple crop for the majority of the population in Uganda. However, in tropical and subtropical climates, maize is frequently contaminated with aflatoxins, a group of cancer-causing and immuno-suppressive mycotoxins produced by Aspergillus section Flavi fungi. In Uganda, ther...
In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), diverse fungi belonging to Aspergillus section Flavi frequently contaminate staple crops with aflatoxins. Aflatoxins negatively impact health, income, trade, food security, and development sectors. Aspergillus flavus is the most common causal agent of contamination. H...
Bandyopadhyay, R.
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Atehnkeng, J.
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Ortega-Beltran, A.
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Akande, A.
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Falade, T.D.O.
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Cotty, P.
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["Ground-truthing" efficacy of biological control for aflatoxin mitigation in farmers' fields in Nigeria: from field trials to commercial usage, a 10-year study]
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"Ground-truthing" efficacy of biological control for aflatoxin mitigation in farmers' fields in Nigeria: from field trials to commercial usage, a 10-year study
Across sub-Saharan Africa, chili peppers are fundamental ingredients of many traditional dishes. However, chili peppers may contain unsafe aflatoxin concentrations produced by Aspergillus section Flavi fungi. Aflatoxin levels were determined in chili peppers from three states in Nigeria. A total ...
Ezekiel, C.N.
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Ortega-Beltran, A.
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Oyedeji, E.O.
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Atehnkeng, J.
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Kössler, P.
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Tairu, F.
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Hoeschle-Zeledon, I.
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Karlovsky, P.
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Cotty, P.J.
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Bandyopadhyay, R.
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[Aflatoxin in chili peppers in Nigeria: extent of contamination and control using atoxigenic aspergillus flavus genotypes as biocontrol agents]
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Aflatoxin in chili peppers in Nigeria: extent of contamination and control using atoxigenic aspergillus flavus genotypes as biocontrol agents
Increasing knowledge of the deleterious health and economic impacts of aflatoxin in crop commodities has stimulated global interest in aflatoxin mitigation. Current evidence of the incidence of Aspergillus flavus isolates belonging to vegetative compatibility groups (VCGs) lacking the ability to ...
Agbetiameh, D.
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Ortega-Beltran, A.
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Awuah, R.T.
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Atehnkeng, J.
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Islam, M.S.
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Callicott, K.A.
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Cotty, P.J.
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Bandyopadhyay, R.
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[Potential of atoxigenic Aspergillus flavus vegetative compatibility groups associated with maize and groundnut in Ghana as biocontrol agents for aflatoxin management]
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Potential of atoxigenic Aspergillus flavus vegetative compatibility groups associated with maize and groundnut in Ghana as biocontrol agents for aflatoxin management
Wild fruits are an important food and income source for many households in Zambia. Non-cultivated plants may be as susceptible as crops to aflatoxin contamination. Concentrations of aflatoxins in commonly consumed wild fruits from markets and characteristics of associated aflatoxin-producers need...
Kachapulula, P.W.
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Bandyopadhyay, R.
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Cotty, P.J.
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[Aflatoxin contamination of non-cultivated fruits in Zambia]
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Aflatoxin contamination of non-cultivated fruits in Zambia
Dietary aflatoxin exposure is a widespread problem in the developing world and causes severe negative health consequences to humans and livestock animals. A new biological control product, called Aflasafe, has been introduced in Nigeria to mitigate aflatoxin contamination of maize in the field an...
Johnson, A.M.
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Abdoulaye, Tahirou
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Ayedun, B.
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Fulton, J.R.
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Widmar, N.J.O.
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Akande, A.
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Bandyopadhyay, R.
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Manyong, V.
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[Willingness to pay of Nigerian poultry producers and feed millers for aflatoxin‐safe maize]
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Willingness to pay of Nigerian poultry producers and feed millers for aflatoxin‐safe maize
In warm agricultural areas across the globe, maize, groundnut, and other crops become frequently contaminated with aflatoxins produced primarily by the fungus Aspergillus flavus. Crop contamination with those highly toxic and carcinogenic compounds impacts both human and animal health, as well as...
Aikore, M.O.S.
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Ortega-Beltran, A.
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Eruvbetine, D.
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Atehnkeng, J.
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Falade, T.D.O.
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Cotty, P.J.
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Bandyopadhyay, R.
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[Performance of broilers fed with maize colonized by either toxigenic or atoxigenic strains of Aspergillus flavus with and without an aflatoxin-sequestering agent]
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Performance of broilers fed with maize colonized by either toxigenic or atoxigenic strains of Aspergillus flavus with and without an aflatoxin-sequestering agent
Ortega-Beltran, A.
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Bandyopadhyay, R.
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[Comments on "Trial summary on the comparison of various non-aflatoxigenic strains of Aspergillus flavus on Mycotoxin levels and yield in maize" by M.S. Molo, et al. Agron. J. 111:942-946 (2019)]
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Comments on "Trial summary on the comparison of various non-aflatoxigenic strains of Aspergillus flavus on Mycotoxin levels and yield in maize" by M.S. Molo, et al. Agron. J. 111:942-946 (2019)