Source: AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE submitted to
PREHARVEST CONTROL OF AFLATOXIN
Sponsoring Institution
Agricultural Research Service/USDA
Project Status
NEW
Funding Source
USDA INHOUSE
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
0145783
Grant No.
(N/A)
Project No.
0500-00029-001-00D
Proposal No.
(N/A)
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Program Code
(N/A)
Project Start Date
Mar 1, 2008
Project End Date
Feb 28, 2013
Grant Year
(N/A)
Project Director
ROBENS J F
Recipient Organization
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE
USDA-ARS-ANRI-BFGL
BELTSVILLE,MD 20705
Performing Department
(N/A)
Non Technical Summary
(N/A)
Animal Health Component
(N/A)
Research Effort Categories
Basic
50%
Applied
50%
Developmental
0%
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
7121219110225%
7121810110225%
7121510110225%
7121830110225%
Knowledge Area
712 - Protect Food from Contamination by Pathogenic Microorganisms, Parasites, and Naturally Occurring Toxins;

Subject Of Investigation
1810 - Cottonseed; 1219 - Edible tree nuts, general/other; 1510 - Corn; 1830 - Peanut;

Field Of Science
1102 - Mycology;
Goals / Objectives
Prevent aflatoxin contamination in preharvest peanuts, corn, cottonseed and treenuts.
Project Methods
1) To incorporate resistance to preharvest infection and aflatoxin production by Aspergillus flavus/parasiticus into regionally adapted and accepted crop lines. 2) To prevent aflatoxin contamination of cultivated crops by introducing into field environments suitable competing microorganisms having the ability to exclude native aflatoxin producing fungi from cultivated crops. Original start and termination dates 3/1/93 thru 3/1/98. Extended for an additional 5 years from 03/01/98-02/28/03. Changing start and term dates from 3/1/03-2/28/08. Extending for an additional 5 years. klj