Does use of atoxigenic biocontrol products to mitigate aflatoxin in maize increase fumonisin content in grains?
In the tropics and subtropics, maize and other crops are frequently contaminated with aflatoxins by Aspergillus flavus. Treatment of crops with atoxigenic isolates of A. flavus formulated into biocontrol products can significantly reduce aflatoxin contamination. Treated crops contain up to 100% less...
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| author | Ortega Beltran, A. Agbetiameh, D. Atehnkeng, J. Falade, Titilayo D.O. Bandyopadhyay, R. |
| author_browse | Agbetiameh, D. Atehnkeng, J. Bandyopadhyay, R. Falade, Titilayo D.O. Ortega Beltran, A. |
| author_facet | Ortega Beltran, A. Agbetiameh, D. Atehnkeng, J. Falade, Titilayo D.O. Bandyopadhyay, R. |
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| description | In the tropics and subtropics, maize and other crops are frequently contaminated with aflatoxins by Aspergillus flavus. Treatment of crops with atoxigenic isolates of A. flavus formulated into biocontrol products can significantly reduce aflatoxin contamination. Treated crops contain up to 100% less aflatoxins compared to untreated crops. However, there is the notion that protecting crops from aflatoxin contamination may result in increased accumulation of other toxins, particularly fumonisins produced by a few Fusarium species. The objective of this study was to determine if treatment of maize with aflatoxin biocontrol products increased fumonisin concentration and fumonisin-producing fungi in grains. Over 200 maize samples from fields treated with atoxigenic biocontrol products in Nigeria and Ghana were examined for fumonisin content and contrasted with maize from untreated fields. Apart from low aflatoxin levels, most treated maize also harbored fumonisin levels considered safe by the European Union (< 1 part per million). Most untreated maize also harbored equally low fumonisin levels but contained higher aflatoxin levels. In addition, during one year, we detected considerably less Fusarium spp. densities in treated maize than in untreated maize. Our results do not support the hypothesis that treating crops with atoxigenic isolates of A. flavus used in biocontrol formulations results in higher grain fumonisin levels. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1137262025-08-15T13:23:14Z Does use of atoxigenic biocontrol products to mitigate aflatoxin in maize increase fumonisin content in grains? Ortega Beltran, A. Agbetiameh, D. Atehnkeng, J. Falade, Titilayo D.O. Bandyopadhyay, R. aflatoxins biological control aspergillus flavus fumonisins fusarium maize In the tropics and subtropics, maize and other crops are frequently contaminated with aflatoxins by Aspergillus flavus. Treatment of crops with atoxigenic isolates of A. flavus formulated into biocontrol products can significantly reduce aflatoxin contamination. Treated crops contain up to 100% less aflatoxins compared to untreated crops. However, there is the notion that protecting crops from aflatoxin contamination may result in increased accumulation of other toxins, particularly fumonisins produced by a few Fusarium species. The objective of this study was to determine if treatment of maize with aflatoxin biocontrol products increased fumonisin concentration and fumonisin-producing fungi in grains. Over 200 maize samples from fields treated with atoxigenic biocontrol products in Nigeria and Ghana were examined for fumonisin content and contrasted with maize from untreated fields. Apart from low aflatoxin levels, most treated maize also harbored fumonisin levels considered safe by the European Union (< 1 part per million). Most untreated maize also harbored equally low fumonisin levels but contained higher aflatoxin levels. In addition, during one year, we detected considerably less Fusarium spp. densities in treated maize than in untreated maize. Our results do not support the hypothesis that treating crops with atoxigenic isolates of A. flavus used in biocontrol formulations results in higher grain fumonisin levels. 2021-08-01 2021-05-14T14:21:08Z 2021-05-14T14:21:08Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113726 en Limited Access Scientific Societies Ortega-Beltran, A., Agbetiameh, D., Atehnkeng, J., Falade, T.D. & Bandyopadhyay, R. (2021). Does the use of atoxigenic biocontrol products to mitigate aflatoxin in maize increase fumonisin content in grains? Plant Disease, 1-22. |
| spellingShingle | aflatoxins biological control aspergillus flavus fumonisins fusarium maize Ortega Beltran, A. Agbetiameh, D. Atehnkeng, J. Falade, Titilayo D.O. Bandyopadhyay, R. Does use of atoxigenic biocontrol products to mitigate aflatoxin in maize increase fumonisin content in grains? |
| title | Does use of atoxigenic biocontrol products to mitigate aflatoxin in maize increase fumonisin content in grains? |
| title_full | Does use of atoxigenic biocontrol products to mitigate aflatoxin in maize increase fumonisin content in grains? |
| title_fullStr | Does use of atoxigenic biocontrol products to mitigate aflatoxin in maize increase fumonisin content in grains? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Does use of atoxigenic biocontrol products to mitigate aflatoxin in maize increase fumonisin content in grains? |
| title_short | Does use of atoxigenic biocontrol products to mitigate aflatoxin in maize increase fumonisin content in grains? |
| title_sort | does use of atoxigenic biocontrol products to mitigate aflatoxin in maize increase fumonisin content in grains |
| topic | aflatoxins biological control aspergillus flavus fumonisins fusarium maize |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113726 |
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