Veerendrakumar, H V and Shailaja, D S and Sagar, U N and Bomireddy, D and Khaja, M D and Naik, Y D and Sudini, H K and Guo, B and Liao, B and Gangurde, S S and Pandey, M K (2025) Minimizing the Risk of Toxins in Staple Food Crops via Crossbreeding and Biotechnological Interventions. In: Next Generation Food Crops for Human Health. CRC Press, Boca Raton, pp. 112-130. ISBN 9781003467335
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)Abstract
Cereals and legumes are the major food and/or feed crops. The most dangerous risk to humans and animals is toxins that are present in agricultural products and their derivatives. Mycotoxins are produced by fungi and are highly toxic metabolites for animal and human health. The need for mycotoxin detection and control techniques is immense. This chapter provides an overview on types of mycotoxins present in maize and peanuts, their effect on animal and human health, management strategies, and the ways to minimize the toxins in these crops, as proof of concept, through crossbreeding and biotechnological tools. The focus must be to exploit multifunctional and multidimensional approaches of plant breeding and biotechnology to minimize the risk of mycotoxins contamination in food and feed crops.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
|---|---|
| Divisions: | Center of Excellence in Genomics and Systems Biology Global Research Program - Accelerated Crop Improvement |
| CRP: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | crossbreeding, biotechnological interventions, staple food crops, toxins |
| Subjects: | Others > Biotechnology Others > Genetics and Genomics |
| Depositing User: | Mr Nagaraju T |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Feb 2026 04:00 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Feb 2026 04:00 |
| URI: | http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/13489 |
| Acknowledgement: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Links: |
Actions (login required)
 |
View Item |
Altmetric
Altmetric