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Epidemiological factors of septoria tritici blotch (Zymoseptoria tritici) in durum wheat (Triticum turgidum) in the highlands of Wollo, Ethiopia

Ecological Processes, 2020
Background Septoria tritici blotch (STB) (Zymoseptoria tritici) is a major disease of durum wheat, an economic crop grown in the highlands of Wollo in Ethiopia.
Bogale Nigir Hailemariam, Yosef Geberehawariat Kidane, Amare Ayalew   +2 more
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Low-dose ethanol increases aflatoxin production due to the adh1-dependent incorporation of ethanol into aflatoxin biosynthesis

iScience, 2023
Summary: Aflatoxins are toxic secondary metabolites produced by some aspergilli, including Aspergillus flavus. Recently, ethanol has attracted attention as an agent for the control of aflatoxin contamination.
Tomohiro Furukawa, Masayo Kushiro, Hiroyuki Nakagawa, Hirofumi Enomoto, Shohei Sakuda   +4 more
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Aflatoxin exposure among children of age 12–59 Months in Butajira District, South-Central Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study

BMC Pediatrics, 2022
Background The continued provision of safe food, free of aflatoxin remains a huge challenge in developing countries. Despite several favourable climatic conditions that facilitate aflatoxin contamination in Ethiopia, there is little information showing ...
Mary Ayele, Demewoz Haile, Silvia Alonso, Heven Sime, Adugna Abera, Kifle Habte Balcha, Kedir Teji Roba, Geremew Tasew Guma, Bilal Shikur Endris   +8 more
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Detection of Aflatoxins B1 in Maize Grains Using Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer

Applied Sciences, 2020
Aflatoxins are secondary metabolites of Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus. These fungal species are the most dangerous and common toxin group causing food contamination. Aflatoxin has high toxicity and can cause cancer to humans and animals.
Thanh Binh Nguyen, Thi Bich Vu, Hong Minh Pham, Cao Son Tran, Hong Hao Le Thi, Ngoc Thuy Vo Thi   +5 more
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Effect of non-aflatoxigenic strains of Aspergillus flavus on aflatoxin contamination of pre-harvest peanuts in fields in China

Oil Crop Science, 2021
Aflatoxin contamination of peanuts is one of the most concerns in peanut production in China. Applying non-aflatoxigenic Aspergillus flavus strains, based on competitive exclusion, has been proved to be a promising strategy to reduce aflatoxin ...
Liying Yan, Wanduo Song, Yuning Chen, Yanping Kang, Yong Lei, Dongxin Huai, Zhihui Wang, Xin Wang, Boshou Liao   +8 more
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Controlling aflatoxin in maize: The effects of varieties, packaging materials, and agroecological zones

Heliyon, 2023
Contamination of crops by aflatoxin is rampant in warm regions worldwide, including Sub-Sahara Africa. Contamination of maize and other foodstuffs with aflatoxin seriously threatens the health of humans and animals. The experimental design used was 2 × 2 
Sandra Ama Kaburi, Francis Appiah, Francis Padi Lamptey, Gifty Serwaa Otoo   +3 more
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Estimating the risk of aflatoxin-induced liver cancer in Tanzania based on biomarker data.

PLoS ONE, 2021
Evidence about the magnitude of the aflatoxin menace can help policy makers appreciate the importance of the problem and strengthen policies to support aflatoxin mitigation measures. In this study, we estimated aflatoxin-induced liver cancer risk in 2016
Martin E Kimanya, Michael N Routledge, Emmanuel Mpolya, Chibundu N Ezekiel, Candida P Shirima, Yun Yun Gong   +5 more
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Aflatoxin Contamination of Non-cultivated Fruits in Zambia

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019
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.
Paul W. Kachapulula, Paul W. Kachapulula, Ranajit Bandyopadhyay, Peter J. Cotty   +3 more
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Development and validation of simple sequence repeat markers from Arachis hypogaea transcript sequences

Crop Journal, 2018
Simple sequence repeats (SSRs) are important molecular markers for assessing genetic diversity in Arachis hypogaea L. and many other crops and constructing genetic linkage maps for important agricultural traits.
Houmiao Wang, Yong Lei, Liying Yan, Liyun Wan, Yan Cai, Zefeng Yang, Jianwei Lv, Xiaojie Zhang, Chenwu Xu, Boshou Liao   +9 more
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Determination of aflatoxin level in peanut using immunoaffinity column combined with ELISA

Environment Conservation Journal, 2011
Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is a largest source of edible oil in India, extensively consumed in the central and western parts of the country.  The variability in the total aflatoxin and aflatoxin B1 levels in the different peanut samples collected was ...
Harish Chandra, Anil Bhatia, O. P. Sidhu, A. R. Nautiyal, H. M. Behl   +4 more
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