TY  - JOUR
TI  - Functional Biology and Molecular Mechanisms of Host-Pathogen Interactions for Aflatoxin Contamination in Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) and Maize (Zea mays L.)
AU  - Pooja Soni
AU  - Sunil S. Gangurde
AU  - Alejandro Ortega‐Beltran
AU  - Rakesh Kumar
AU  - Sejal Parmar
AU  - Hari Kishan Sudini
AU  - Yong Lei
AU  - Xinzhi Ni
AU  - Dongxin Huai
AU  - Jake C. Fountain
AU  - Samuel Njoroge
AU  - George Mahuku
AU  - T. Radhakrishnan
AU  - Weijian Zhuang
AU  - Baozhu Guo
AU  - Boshou Liao
AU  - Prashant Singam
AU  - Manish K. Pandey
AU  - Ranajit Bandyopadhyay
AU  - Rajeev K. Varshney
PY  - 2020
JO  - Frontiers in Microbiology
DO  - 10.3389/fmicb.2020.00227
UR  - https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00227
AB  - and closely related species that infect several agricultural commodities including groundnut and maize. The consumption of contaminated commodities adversely affects the health of humans and livestock. Aflatoxin contamination also causes significant economic and financial losses to producers. Research efforts and significant progress have been made in the past three decades to understand the genetic behavior, molecular mechanisms, as well as the detailed biology of host-pathogen interactions. A range of omics approaches have facilitated better understanding of the resistance mechanisms and identified pathways involved during host-pathogen interactions. Most of such studies were however undertaken in groundnut and maize. Current efforts are geared toward harnessing knowledge on host-pathogen interactions and crop resistant factors that control aflatoxin contamination. This study provides a summary of the recent progress made in enhancing the understanding of the functional biology and molecular mechanisms associated with host-pathogen interactions during aflatoxin contamination in groundnut and maize.
ER  -