Article
Resistance to aflatoxin accumulation in kernels of maize inbreds selected for ear rot resistance in West and Central Africa.
Journal of food protection - 1 Mar 2001
Brown R L, Chen Z Y, Menkir A, Cleveland T E, Cardwell K, Kling J, White D G
Abstract excerpt
Thirty-six inbred lines selected in West and Central Africa for moderate to high resistance to maize ear rot under conditions of severe natural infection were screened for resistance to aflatoxin contamination using the previously established kernel screening assay. Results showed that more than half the inbreds accumulated aflatoxins at levels as low as or lower than the resistant U.S. lines GT-MAS:gk or MI82....
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