Performance of testers with contrasting provitamin A content to evaluate provitamin A maize for resistance to Aspergillus flavus infection and aflatoxin production

Performance of testers with contrasting provitamin A content to evaluate provitamin A maize for resistance to Aspergillus flavus infection and aflatoxin production

In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), millions of people depend on maize as a primary staple. However, maize consumers in SSA may be exposed to malnutrition due to vitamin A deficiency (VAD) and unsafe aflatoxin levels, which can lead to serious economic and public health problems. Provitamin A (PVA) biofort...

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Main Authors: M. Mboup, A.O. Aduramigba-Modupe, A.-R. S. Maazou, B. Olasanmi, W. Mengesha, S. Meseka, I. Dieng, R. Bandyopadhyay, A. Menkir, A. Ortega-Beltran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
aflatoxin
provitamin A
carotenoids
testers
tropical maize
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2023.1167628/full

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