PREHARVEST CONTROL OF AFLATOXIN

• Sponsoring Institution: Agricultural Research Service/USDA
• Project Status: ACTIVE
• Funding Source: USDA INHOUSE
• Reporting Frequency: Annual
• Accession No.: 0145783
• Project Start Date: Mar 1, 2008
• Project End Date: Feb 28, 2013
• Program Code: [(N/A)]- (N/A)

Recipient Organization
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE
USDA-ARS-ANRI-BFGL
BELTSVILLE,MD 20705

Performing Department
(N/A)

Non Technical Summary
(N/A)

Animal Health Component

50%

Research Effort Categories

Basic

50%

Applied

50%

Developmental

0%

Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)	Subject of Investigation (SOI)	Field of Science (FOS)	Percent
712	1219	1102	25%
712	1810	1102	25%
712	1510	1102	25%
712	1830	1102	25%

Knowledge Area
712 - Protect Food from Contamination by Pathogenic Microorganisms, Parasites, and Naturally Occurring Toxins;

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

Field Of Science
1102 - Mycology;

Keywords

aflatoxin

preharvest

peanuts

corn

cottonseed

treenuts

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