LSU Scientists Help Develop Peanut Resistant to Aflatoxin

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Scientists at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis, Mo., and their collaborators at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in Hyderabad, India, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Louisiana State University have made a significant research breakthrough by suppressing the aflatoxin-producing fungus in groundnut, or peanuts.