RNAi-mediated Control of Aflatoxins in Peanut: Method to Analyze Mycotoxin Production and Transgene Expression in the Peanut/Aspergillus PathosystemRenée S. Arias 1, Phat M. Dang 1, Victor S. Sobolev 1
1National Peanut Research Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service
We demonstrate a method for the analysis of aflatoxins and transgene expression in peanut seeds that contain RNA-interference signals for silencing aflatoxin-synthesis genes in the fungus Aspergillus flavus. RNAi-mediated control of mycotoxins in plants has not been reported previously.
