Project Number: 6402-42000-005-02
Project Type: Trust

Start Date: Sep 01, 2010
End Date: Aug 31, 2015

Objective:
The purpose of this reimbursable cooperative agreement is to analyze corn samples for mycotoxin especially aflatoxin formulation trials for two strains of non-toxigenic Aspergillus flavus (A. flavus), K 49 & NRRL 21882.

Approach:
Several Corn Samples will be delivered by Syngenta and tested in an ARS laboratory using HPLC or LC/MS method. The following procedures and tasks will be carried out by USDA and Syngenta personnel: Syngenta will deliver to Investigator one combined sample per plot. ARS Investigator will grind, subsample and determine Aflatoxin levels for four major strains.