1. A Decision Support Tool for Developing Aflatoxin Risk Maps in Peanut Fields

Aspergillus flavus (A. flavus) is a soil fungus that contaminates preharvest peanuts (Arachis hypogea) with the carcinogenic secondary metabolite aflatoxin. Because aflatoxin can cause serious illness or death at low concentrations (μg kg-1 to mg kg-1), its presence in foods and feeds is strictly regulated by food safety agencies around the world. Based on previous research by the authors, a hypothesis was developed that aflatoxin contamination... G. Vellidis, S. Maktabi, K. Boote, G. Hoogenboom, L. Lacerda, C. Pilcon, S. Shrestha, R. Wiggins