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dc.contributor.authorMoral, J.
dc.contributor.authorGarcia-Lopez, M.T.
dc.contributor.authorCamiletti, B.X.
dc.contributor.authorJaime, R.
dc.contributor.authorMichailides, T.J.
dc.contributor.authorBandyopadhyay, R.
dc.contributor.authorOrtega-Beltran, A.
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-10T15:10:08Z
dc.date.available2021-03-10T15:10:08Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationMoral, J., Garcia-Lopez, M.T., Camiletti, B.X., Jaime, R., Michailides, T.J., Bandyopadhyay, R. & Ortega-Beltran, A. (2020). Present status and perspective on the future use of aflatoxin biocontrol products. Agronomy, 10(4), 491: 1-19.
dc.identifier.issn2073-4395
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/7076
dc.description.abstractAflatoxin contamination of important food and feed crops occurs frequently in warm tropical and subtropical regions. The contamination is caused mainly by Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus. Aflatoxin contamination negatively affects health and trade sectors and causes economic losses to agricultural industries. Many pre- and post-harvest technologies can limit aflatoxin contamination but may not always reduce aflatoxin concentrations below tolerance thresholds. However, the use of atoxigenic (non-toxin producing) isolates of A. flavus to competitively displace aflatoxin producers is a practical strategy that effectively limits aflatoxin contamination in crops from field to plate. Biocontrol products formulated with atoxigenic isolates as active ingredients have been registered for use in the US, several African nations, and one such product is in final stages of registration in Italy. Many other nations are seeking to develop biocontrol products to protect their crops. In this review article we present an overview of the biocontrol technology, explain the basis to select atoxigenic isolates as active ingredients, describe how formulations are developed and tested, and describe how a biocontrol product is used commercially. Future perspectives on formulations of aflatoxin biocontrol products, along with other important topics related to the aflatoxin biocontrol technology are also discussed.
dc.format.extent1-19
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectMaize
dc.subjectFood Security
dc.subjectAflatoxins
dc.subjectBiological Control
dc.subjectBiological Control Agents
dc.titlePresent status and perspective on the future use of aflatoxin biocontrol products
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.contributor.crpMaize
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversidad de Córdoba
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of California–Davis
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionACP
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionAfrica South of Sahara
cg.coverage.regionNorth America
cg.coverage.countryItaly
cg.coverage.countryUnited States of America
cg.coverage.hubHeadquarters and Western Africa Hub
cg.researchthemePlant Production and Health
cg.identifier.bibtexciteidMORAL:2020
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research institute
cg.iitasubjectAflatoxin
cg.iitasubjectAgronomy
cg.iitasubjectDisease Control
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectMaize
cg.iitasubjectPlant Breeding
cg.iitasubjectPlant Diseases
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.journalAgronomy
cg.notesOpen Access Journal; Published online: 01 Apr 2020
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 0.0)
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10040491
cg.iitaauthor.identifierRanajit Bandyopadhyay: 0000-0003-2422-4298
cg.iitaauthor.identifierAlejandro Ortega-Beltran: 0000-0003-3747-8094
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