Characterization of the Maize Chitinase Genes and Their Effect on Aspergillus flavus and Aflatoxin Accumulation Resistance

• Leigh K. Hawkins ,

  * E-mail: Leigh.Hawkins@ars.usda.gov

  Affiliation USDA-ARS Corn Host Plant Resistance Research Unit, Mississippi State, Starkville, MS, United States of America

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• J. Erik Mylroie,

  Affiliation USDA-ARS Corn Host Plant Resistance Research Unit, Mississippi State, Starkville, MS, United States of America

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• Dafne A. Oliveira,

  Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology, and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, 39762, United States of America

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• J. Spencer Smith,

  Affiliation USDA-ARS Corn Host Plant Resistance Research Unit, Mississippi State, Starkville, MS, United States of America

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• Seval Ozkan,

  Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology, and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, 39762, United States of America

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• Gary L. Windham,

  Affiliation USDA-ARS Corn Host Plant Resistance Research Unit, Mississippi State, Starkville, MS, United States of America

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• W. Paul Williams,

  Affiliation USDA-ARS Corn Host Plant Resistance Research Unit, Mississippi State, Starkville, MS, United States of America

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• Marilyn L. Warburton

  Affiliation USDA-ARS Corn Host Plant Resistance Research Unit, Mississippi State, Starkville, MS, United States of America

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