Identification of quantitative trait loci contributing resistance to aflatoxin accumulation in maize inbreds in Mp715 and Mp717

<p>Pre-harvest contamination of maize grain with aflatoxin is a chronic problem worldwide and particularly in the southeastern U.S. Aflatoxin is a mycotoxin produced by the fungus <i>Aspergillus flavus</i>, an opportunistic ear-rot pathogen of maize (<i>Zea mays</i>). R...

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Main Author: Smith, Jesse Spencer
Other Authors: W. Paul Williams
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: MSSTATE 2017
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Online Access:http://sun.library.msstate.edu/ETD-db/theses/available/etd-06282017-082324/