PRJNA771996
Reduced Aflatoxin Accumulation in Maize Mediated by Host-Induced Gene Silencing of the Aspergillus flavus O-methyl transferase (omtA) gene
An RNAi construct targeting the A. flavus o-methyl transferase gene (an aflatoxin biosynthesis pathway gene) was inserted into B104 corn. The new transgenic corn lines and their controls are sequenced and subsequently screened for reduced aflatoxin production.