IMPROVED AFLATOXIN MANAGEMENT IN CORN THROUGH AFLA-GUARD AND THE EFFECTS OF LATE SEASON FUNGICIDES AMD ALFA-GUARD ON AFLATOXIN CONTAMIN..

• Sponsoring Institution: Agricultural Research Service/USDA
• Project Status: ACTIVE
• Funding Source: USDA INHOUSE
• Reporting Frequency: Annual
• Accession No.: 0421299
• Project Start Date: Mar 1, 2011
• Project End Date: Feb 28, 2012
• Program Code: [(N/A)]- (N/A)

Recipient Organization
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE
141 EXPERIMENT STATION RD
STONEVILLE,MS 38776

Performing Department
(N/A)

Non Technical Summary
(N/A)

Animal Health Component

50%

Research Effort Categories

Basic

20%

Applied

50%

Developmental

30%

Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)	Subject of Investigation (SOI)	Field of Science (FOS)	Percent
712	1510	1060	100%

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

Subject Of Investigation
1510 - Corn;

Field Of Science
1060 - Biology (whole systems);

Keywords

corn

contamination

fungal

growth

toxin

production

biological

control

Goals / Objectives
1) Evaluate strobulurins, triazoles, and combinations of fungicides for their activity against Aspergillus flavus and their effect on aflatoxin production. 2) Determine optimum rate and timeing of application of Afla-Guard. 3) Fungicide and Afla-Guard interations.

Project Methods
Evaluate the efficacy of Afla-Guard in at least five Mississippi Delta field sites, at three application rates and several application times, on side-by-side irrigated and non-irrigated corn. In laboratory and field trials the effect of fungicides on A. flavus will be measured.