Intervention effectmodel-written summary

Biocontrol-treated crops had 76% to 100% less aflatoxins than untreated crops.

A claim from Field efficacy of two atoxigenic biocontrol products for mitigation of aflatoxin contamination in maize and groundnut in Ghana · 2020

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Biocontrol-treated crops had 76% to 100% less aflatoxins than untreated crops.

Taxon
maize and groundnutArachis hypogaeaZea mayst0
Treatment
Biocontrol-treated cropse0
Outcome
aflatoxinse0
Direction
lesse0
Value
76% to 100% lesse0
Qualifier
average = 99% lesse0
Comparator
untreated cropse0

Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleSetting

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Arachis hypogaea
Arachis hypogaea · Taxon葉子 · CC0 · iNaturalist ↗
Zea mays
Zea mays · TaxonAkwugo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

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“Biocontrol-treated crops consistently had significantly ( P < 0.05) less aflatoxins (range = 76% to 100% less; average = 99% less) than untreated crops.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1074–1226
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“maize and groundnut”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 98–117

Title

Field efficacy of two atoxigenic biocontrol products for mitigation of aflatoxin contamination in maize and groundnut in Ghana

Daniel Agbetiameh; Alejandro Ortega-Beltran; Richard T. Awuah; et al. Biological Control 2020. doi:10.1016/j.biocontrol.2020.104351

Other claims from this paper (2)

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biocontrol · disease · Arachis hypogaea (peanut)Results agree

13 papers: 13 positive, 0 negative or no effect

12 papers in the same direction as this claim

  1. positive
    The incidence of toxigenic isolates in peanuts was significantly reduced by all three biocontrol formulations.

    Combined Effects of Biological Control Formulations, Cultivars, and Fungicides on Preharvest Colonization and Aflatoxin Contamination of Peanuts by Aspergillus Species · 2004

    Same direction

  2. positive
    Seeds from biocontrol-treated groundnut plots had significantly reduced aflatoxin production after six months of storage.

    Beneficial rhizospheric microorganisms mediated plant growth promotion and suppression of aflatoxigenic fungal and aflatoxin contamination in groundnut seeds · 2015

    Same direction

  3. positive
    Live Fu21 plus fungicide seed treatment gave low stem rot severity under pathogen infestation.

    Characterization and bioefficacy of green nanosilver particles derived from fungicide-tolerant Tricho-fusant for efficient biocontrol of stem rot (Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc.) in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) · 2021

    Same direction

  4. positive
    Biocontrol reduced aflatoxin contamination by 89.07 to 92.39% in 2016.

    BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF AFLATOXIGENIC FUNGI ON PEANUT: FOR THE PRE-HARVEST APPROACH · 2019 · compared with controls

    Same direction

  5. positive
    Biocontrol bacterial culture filtrate increased peanut resistance to RC-103, with 41.86% biocontrol efficiency.

    Identification of a Novel Pathogen of Peanut Root Rot, Ceratobasidium sp. AG-A, and the Potential of Selected Bacterial Biocontrol Agents · 2025

    Same direction

  6. positive
    Combined antagonist inoculation lowered disease severity relative to single inoculation or nonmycorrhizal controls.

    Efficiency of Glomus fasciculatum and Trichoderma viride in bio-control of soil-borne pathogen (Macrophomina phaseolina) on different groundnut cultivars. · 2014 · compared with single inoculation of either antagonist or nonmycorrhizal control ones

    Same direction

  7. positive
    All tested biocontrol agents and their mixture significantly reduced peanut pod rot incidence compared with the control.

    Integration between Antagonistic Fungi and Bacteria for Controlling of Peanut Pod Rot Incidence and Occurrence of Aflatoxigenic fungi · 2020 · compared with the control

    Same direction

  8. positive
    Biocontrol formulations reduced late leaf spot incidence relative to control.

    Evaluation of Biocontrol-based Formulations against Late Leaf Spot and Rust in Groundnut · 2024 · compared with control

    Same direction

4 papers more in this group

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biocontrol · disease · Zea mays (maize)Results agree

18 papers: 18 positive, 0 negative or no effect

17 papers in the same direction as this claim

  1. positive
    The biocontrol product reduced aflatoxin levels in maize kernels by 51–83%.

    Biological Control of Aflatoxin in Maize Grown in Serbia · 2020

    Same directionCited by this paper

  2. positive
    Untreated maize had higher aflatoxin levels than maize from atoxigenic-treated fields.

    Does Use of Atoxigenic Biocontrol Products to Mitigate Aflatoxin in Maize Increase Fumonisin Content in Grains? · 2020 · compared with untreated maize

    Same directionCites this paper

  3. positive
    Most biocontrol seed treatments significantly decreased root rot.

    Seed Treatment with a Fungal or a Bacterial Antagonist for Reducing Corn Damping-off Caused by Species of Pythium and Fusarium · 1997 · compared with untreated seeds

    Same direction

  4. positive
    Biocontrol significantly reduced aflatoxin in some samples stored two or four days after shelling.

    Studies on the biocontrol of aflatoxin in maize in Thailand · 2015

    Same direction

  5. positive
    The atoxigenic KSM012 biocontrol strategy inhibited aflatoxin production in maize line KDV1 at a 50:50 co-infection ratio.

    The Development of a qPCR Assay to Measure Aspergillus flavus Biomass in Maize and the Use of a Biocontrol Strategy to Limit Aflatoxin Production · 2019

    Same direction

  6. positive
    All five WDG treatments with biocontrol strain 21882 reduced aflatoxin in corn by at least 49%.

    Efficacy of water-dispersible formulations of biological control strains ofAspergillus flavusfor aflatoxin management in corn · 2016

    Same direction

  7. positive
    Ethanol-extracted botanical fungicides completely inhibited fungal growth in vitro.

    Prevalence and Management of Phytopathogenic Seed-Borne Fungi of Maize · 2023

    Same direction

  8. positive
    In the field the antagonist decreased sheath blight disease by 67%.

    Efektivitas Trichoderma sp. dan Gliocladium sp. sebagai Agen Biokontrol Hayati Penyakit Busuk Pelepah Daun pada Jagung · 2014

    Same direction

9 papers more in this group

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Claims are grouped by organism, treatment and what was measured or targeted. A paper counts as positive when any of its claims in the group is positive.