Claim · model-written summary
T. asperellum reduced the aflatoxin level produced by A. flavus alone from 5120 ± 560 µg/kg to 63.1 ± 3.1 µg/kg.
- Treatment
- T. asperellume0
- Interactor
- A. flavus
Aspergillus flavuse0pathogen - Second interactor
- T. asperellum
Trichoderma asperellume0biocontrol_agent - Outcome
- AFT productione0
- Direction
- reducinge0
- Value
- 63.1 ± 3.1 µg/kge0
- Qualifier
- 5120 ± 560 µg/kge0
- Comparator
- A. flavus alonee0
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Verbatim
t0“Zea mays”
e0“T. harzianum and T. asperellum were the most effective at lowering AFT production of the aflatoxigenic strains, reducing the 5120 ± 560 µg/kg AFT level produced by A. flavus alone to 50.1 ± 1.10 and 63.1 ± 3.1 µg/kg, respectively”
Title
Aisha Khalid; Shazia Iram; Irum Asif; et al. Stresses 2026. doi:10.3390/stresses6020034
Other claims from this paper (4)
- Intervention effect Co-culturing Aspergillus flavus with Trichoderma harzianum significantly decreased aflatoxin levels, a relative reduction of 99.3% compared with aflatoxigenic treatments alone.
- Intervention effect T. harzianum reduced the aflatoxin level produced by A. flavus alone from 5120 ± 560 µg/kg to 50.1 ± 1.10 µg/kg.
- Intervention effect Aspergillus flavus negatively affected maize germination and early growth.
- Intervention effect Trichoderma harzianum significantly enhanced maize germination and early growth.