Instant Insights: Mycotoxin Detection and Control

Professor Naresh Magan completed his BSc (Hons) Botany and MSc (Plant Pathology) at Exeter University. He completed his PhD at Rothamsted Research (external student Reading University) in 1982 and was awarded his DSc in 2013 for his work on mycotoxins in food chains. He holds the Chair in Applied Mycology at Cranfield University and has carried out research on food security/safety and spoilage fungi for 35+ years. Dr Kenneth Boote is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Agronomy at the University of Florida, USA. He is widely regarded as a pioneer in crop modelling, helping to develop the DSSAT software application program that simulates growth for over 40 different crops. He is presently serving as Co-Lead for Crop Modeling in AgMIP, the global Agricultural Model Intercomparison and Improvement Project. Amongst his many distinctions, Professor Boote is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Crop Science Society of America and the American Society of Agronomy.

• Chapter 1 - Advances in post-harvest detection and control of fungal contamination of cereals: Naresh Magan, Esther Garcia-Cela, Carol Verheecke-Vaessen and Angel Medina, Cranfield University, UK; 1 Introduction 2 Factors affecting the activity of spoilage moulds and mycotoxin contamination 3 Volatiles as an early indicator of spoilage of stored cereals 4 Carbon dioxide monitoring for real-time identification of the risk of spoilage moulds and mycotoxins in stored cereals 5 Control strategies to minimise spoilage and mycotoxin contamination of stored grain: monitoring of relative humidity (RH) and temperature and the use of molecular methods 6 Control strategies: hermetic storage of grain and use of natural compounds 7 Control strategies: biological control and irradiation techniques 8 Control technologies: cold plasma technology and ozone fumigation 9 Conclusions 10 Where to look for further information 11 ReferencesChapter taken from: Maier, D. (ed.), Advances in postharvest management of cereals and grains, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2020, (ISBN 978 1 78676 352 5)Chapter 2 - Advances in postharvest storage and handling of barley: methods to prevent or reduce mycotoxin contamination: Zhao Jin and Paul Schwarz, North Dakota State University, USA; 1 Introduction 2 Postharvest handling and storage operations for barley 3 Mycoflora and mycotoxins of barley 4 Prevention or decontamination of mycotoxins in barley storage 5 Post-storage treatment of barley 6 Conclusion and future trends 7 Where to look for further information 8 ReferencesChapter taken from: Fox, G. and Li, C. (eds.), Achieving sustainable cultivation of barley, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2020, (ISBN 978 1 78676 308 2)Chapter 3 - Preventing mycotoxin contamination in groundnut cultivation: David Jordan, Rick Brandenburg and Gary Payne, North Carolina State University, USA; David Hoisington, Nick Magnan and James Rhoads, The University of Georgia, USA; Mumuni Abudulai, Savanna Agricultural Research Institute, Ghana; Koushik Adhikari and Jinru Chen, The University of Georgia, USA; Richard Akromah, William Appaw and William Ellis, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana; Maria Balota and Kumar Mallikarjunan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA; Kenneth Boote and Greg MacDonald, University of Florida, USA; Kira Bowen, Auburn University, USA; Boris Bravo-Ureta and Jeremy Jelliffe, University of Connecticut, USA; Agnes Budu, University of Ghana, Ghana; Hendrix Chalwe, Alice Mweetwa and Munsanda Ngulube, University of Zambia, Zambia; Awere Dankyi and Brandford Mochia, Crops Research Institute, Ghana; Vivian Hoffmann, International Food Policy Research Institute, USA; Amade Muitia, Mozambique Institute of Agricultural Research, Mozambique; Agnes Mwangwela, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Malawi; Sam Njoroge, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Malawi; David Okello, National Semi-Arid Resources Research Institute (NaSARRI), Uganda; and Nelson Opoku, University for Development Studies, Ghana; 1 Introduction 2 Factors impacting aflatoxin development 3 Prediction models for aflatoxin development 4 Minimizing aflatoxin contamination 5 Aflatoxin contamination during drying, storage and processing 6 Challenges in mycotoxin research 7 Value chain projects 8 Conclusion 9 Where to look for further information 10 ReferencesChapter taken from: Sivasankar, S., Bergvinson, D., Gaur, P., Kumar, S., Beebe, S. and Tamò, M. (eds.), Achieving sustainable cultivation of grain legumes – Volume 2: Improving cultivation of particular grain legumes, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2018, (ISBN 978 1 78676 140 8)Chapter 4 - Mycotoxins in cocoa: causes, detection and control: Mary A. Egbuta, Southern Cross University, Australia; 1 Introduction 2 Mycotoxins contaminating cocoa 3 Detection of mycotoxins in cocoa 4 Controlling mycotoxins in cocoa production 5 Conclusion 6 Where to look for further information 7 ReferencesChapter taken from: Umaharan, P. (ed.), Achieving sustainable cultivation of cocoa, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2018, (ISBN 978 1 78676 168 2)Chapter 5 - Reusing food waste: the importance of mycotoxin detection and decontamination: F. Ascencio, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, Mexico; and T. Sandoval-Contreras, Instituto Tecnológico de Tepic, Mexico; 1 Introduction 2 Recycling and reuse of food waste 3 Mycotoxins, food production and food waste 4 Factors affecting mycotoxin growth 5 The problem of masked mycotoxins 6 Detection and modeling of mycotoxin contamination 7 Processing methods to inactivate mycotoxins 8 Biological degradation of mycotoxins and mycotoxin-adsorbing agents 9 Where to look for further information 10 ReferencesChapter taken from: Yahia, E. (ed.), Preventing food losses and waste to achieve food security and sustainability, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2020, (ISBN 978 1 78676 300 6)