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Mitigating Aflatoxin Contamination in Groundnut through A Combination of Genetic Resistance and Post-Harvest Management Practices

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Relation http://oar.icrisat.org/11171/
https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins11060315
10.3390/toxins11060315
 
Title Mitigating Aflatoxin Contamination in Groundnut through A Combination of Genetic Resistance and Post-Harvest Management Practices
 
Creator Pandey, M K
Kumar, R
Pandey, A K
Soni, P
Gangurde, S S
Sudini, H K
Fountain, J G
Liao, B
Desmae, H
Okori, P
Chen, X
Jiang, H
Mendu, V
Falalou, H
Njoroge, S
Mwololo, J K
Guo, B
Zhuang, W
Wang, X
Liang, X
Varshney, R K
 
Subject Post Harvest Management
Groundnut
Genetics and Genomics
Aflatoxins
 
Description Aflatoxin is considered a “hidden poison” due to its slow and adverse effect on various biological pathways in humans, particularly among children, in whom it leads to delayed development, stunted growth, liver damage, and liver cancer. Unfortunately, the unpredictable behavior of the fungus as well as climatic conditions pose serious challenges in precise phenotyping, genetic prediction and genetic improvement, leaving the complete onus of preventing aflatoxin contamination in crops on post-harvest management. Equipping popular crop varieties with genetic resistance to aflatoxin is key to effective lowering of infection in farmer’s fields. A combination of genetic resistance for in vitro seed colonization (IVSC), pre-harvest aflatoxin contamination (PAC) and aflatoxin production together with pre- and post-harvest management may provide a sustainable solution to aflatoxin contamination. In this context, modern “omics” approaches, including next-generation genomics technologies, can provide improved and decisive information and genetic solutions. Preventing contamination will not only drastically boost the consumption and trade of the crops and products across nations/regions, but more importantly, stave off deleterious health problems among consumers across the globe.
 
Publisher MDPI
 
Date 2019-06
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/11171/1/toxins-11-00315.pdf
Pandey, M K and Kumar, R and Pandey, A K and Soni, P and Gangurde, S S and Sudini, H K and Fountain, J G and Liao, B and Desmae, H and Okori, P and Chen, X and Jiang, H and Mendu, V and Falalou, H and Njoroge, S and Mwololo, J K and Guo, B and Zhuang, W and Wang, X and Liang, X and Varshney, R K (2019) Mitigating Aflatoxin Contamination in Groundnut through A Combination of Genetic Resistance and Post-Harvest Management Practices. Toxins (TSI), 11(6) (315). pp. 1-21. ISSN 2072-6651