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All the varieties, advanced breeding lines, germplasm lines, and wild species used in the experiments differed significantly for their ability to allow invasion and aflatoxin production by an aflatoxigenicAspergillus flavus strain. Infection and colonisation were strongly correlated (r = 0.82), while there was no relation between infection and aflatoxin content or colonisation and aflatoxin content (r = 0.15). The varieties ICGS11 and S 206 supported less infection and colonisation (range 35 to 40%). Lowest aflatoxin content was recorded in Chitra (3,200 ppb), while it was highest in Kaushal (38,250 ppb). A cross derivative of GAUG1 × NC Ac 17133 R F showed lowest infection and colonisation (86,3 and 25,28%, respectively), and also supported moderate aflatoxin production (4,000 ppb). Among germplasm lines spancross supported lowest aflatoxin production (2,026 ppb) while both the wild species vz. ICG 8127 and ICG 8128 were highly susceptible to infection, colonisation, and aflatoxin production.
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Desai, S., Ghewande, M.P., Nagaraj, G. et al. Screening for resistance to Aspergillus flavus and aflatoxin production in groundnut. Mycotox Res 7, 79–84 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03192170
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