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Aspergillus flavus Resistance Breeding in Groundnut: Progress made at ICRISAT Center

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Title Aspergillus flavus Resistance Breeding in Groundnut: Progress made at ICRISAT Center
 
Creator Rao, M J V
Nigam, S N
Mehan, V K
McDonald, D
 
Subject Groundnut
 
Description Progress world wide in breeding groundnuts resistant to seed colonization by Aspergillus flavus
and &atoxin contamination is summarized, and research at ICRISA I'described. Resistance to
A. flavus infection may occur at various levels, but efforts to breed for resistance have concentrated
on the utilization of the resistance in the testae of matureseeds. At the International Crops
Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISA T), genotypes identified as resistant to in
vitro seed colonization by A. flavus have been crossed with susceptible cultivars of good
agronomic character, and several breeding lines with stable resistance to seed colonization and
with acceptable yield and quality have been produced. The genetics of inheritance of testa
resistance is discussed. It is important that when breeding for resistance to A. flavus and aflatoxin
production, breeders incorporate bther resistance traits.
 
Date 1989
 
Type Conference or Workshop Item
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/4487/1/CP_437.pdf
Rao, M J V and Nigam, S N and Mehan, V K and McDonald, D (1989) Aspergillus flavus Resistance Breeding in Groundnut: Progress made at ICRISAT Center. In: Aflatoxin contamination of groundnut: proceedings of the International Workshop, 6-9 Oct 1987, Patancheru, Andhra Praadesh, India.