Dilip Shah, Ph.D., Principal Investigator at the Danforth Plant Science Center (IMAGE)

Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

Dilip Shah, Ph.D., Principal Investigator at the Danforth Plant Science Center

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Plant defensins exhibit potent antifungal activity against several economically important fungal pathogens and it is exciting to see successful application of this technology for reducing the pre-harvest infection by Aspergillus and alleviating the burden of mycotxins in genetically modified groundnut. If deployed commercially, this technology has significant potential to contribute to food safety in the under-developed and developing countries where mycotoxin contamination of groundnut, maize, chili and cottonseed pose a major threat to human and animal health. -- Dilip Shah

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Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

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