New tools to screen wild peanut species for aflatoxin accumulation and genetic fingerprinting
Abstract Background Aflatoxin contamination in peanut seeds is still a serious problem for the industry and human health. No stable aflatoxin resistant cultivars have yet been produced, and given the narrow genetic background of cultivated peanuts, wild species became an important source of genetic...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-08-01
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Series: | BMC Plant Biology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12870-018-1355-9 |