Friday, 6 January 2006 - 1:00 PM

Biocontrol of Aflatoxin producing Fungi in Cotton-Corn Rotations in South Texas

Peter J. Cotty, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Arizona, 1140 E. South Campus Drive, Tucson, AZ 85721

Strains of Aspergillus flavus that do not produce aflatoxins (atoxigenic strains) are used to competitively exclude aflatoxin producers and thereby limit aflatoxin contamination of cottonseed. Influences of atoxigenic applications extend over multiple years. This suggests that atoxigenic strain applications to cotton might serve to reduce contamination of crops rotated with cotton. During 2003 tests were initiated in several regions of South Texas to evaluate the use of atoxigenic strains to limit aflatoxin contamination in cotton-corn rotations. Results to date suggest that atoxigenic strain applications can reduce the aflatoxin-producing potential of fungal communities in this region.

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