Aflatoxin Management in Crops

Sajad Majeed Zargar, Ph.D, is currently an Assistant Professor at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Sciences & Technology in India and visiting Professor at University of Padova, Italy. Dr. Zargar is the recipient of the CREST overseas fellowship from DBT, the Goho grant from Govt. of Japan, and the Erasmus Fellowship from European Union. He is also a member and representative of INPPO (International Plant Proteomics Organisation). His editorial activities and scientific memberships include publishing research and review articles in international journals and is also reviewer. Dr. Jebi Sudan did his M.Sc. in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (2013) from GB Pant University and his Ph.D. in Biotechnology (2017) from Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu. He has published over fifteen publications in various journals of repute. He was working as an Assistant Professor in JECRC University, Jaipur. Prof. Hardik Pathak is working as Head, Department of Biotechnology, JECRC University, Jaipur. During his career, he held many important administrative and research positions like Head of Department of Biotechnology (2004 to till date), Member of RPEC JECRC University, Member of the Board of Studies of Biotechnology and Member of IQAC JECRC University. He worked in areas of Bioremediation and Biodegradation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons, Microbial Technology, Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals. Prof. Antonio Masi has obtained a Master-level degree in Agricultural Sciences at the University of Padova. He carried out studies at the Pflanzen physiologisches Institut in Bern, Switzerland (1990), and at the Department of Plant Biology, University of California at Berkeley (1994-95) in the field of plant molecular biology, plant physiology, biochemistry and techniques in microscopy, and carried out research focused on the damage caused by ultraviolet radiation at photosynthesis level. He received a PhD in Photobiology in 1996. He has been working at the University of Padova from 1996. Teaching: "Plant Biochemistry and Physiology", "Plant Biology" , "Plant Natural Products" ,"Analytic methods for the quality and safety of agricultural products". In 2004 he was recipient of a Fulbright grant for research in plant proteomics at Cornell University, Ithaca-NY. April through june 2010: visiting professor at Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu and Pokhara, Nepal, within the European programme "Sutrofor" - Sustainable Tropical Forestry. He is currently involved in the following research areas: effects of UV-B radiation in crops; plant sulphur metabolism; plant thiols; oxidative stress and antioxidants in plants; functions of gamma-glutamyl transferase in glutathione transport and degradation; biological effects of humic substances and biostimulants; comparative plant proteomics and application of proteomics in agricultural and food science; factors affecting the uptake and distribution of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances in plants

• 1. Introduction to aflatoxin status in crops2. Biological aspects of aflatoxigenic fungi3. Chemistry behind aflatoxin toxicity and its derivatives4. Genetics behind aflatoxin biosynthesis and tolerance in crops5. Aflatoxin contamination and management in cereals and millets6. Aflatoxin contamination and management in fruits and vegetables7. Aflatoxin contamination and management in oilseeds8. Aflatoxin contamination and management in milk and dairy products9. Impact of aflatoxin toxicity on human health10. Techniques and equipment for aflatoxin detection in crops11. Regulatory considerations and laws for aflatoxin management