Room: Poster Area
Date: Friday, 22 May 2026
Time: 11:30 - 12:45 CEST
Session code 1DV.4
Sustainable integrated agricultural management practices - Prospects of a sustainable production of biomass
Yeasts for the Control of Toxigenic Aspergillus Flavus and Protection of Zea Mays L. Biomass
Short Introductive summary
Yeasts are biological control agents of toxigenic fungi such as Aspergillus flavus, which negatively affect the quality, safety, and utilization of the lignocellulosic biomass of Zea mays L. “maize” during postharvest storage. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of yeasts as biocontrol agents against toxigenic A. flavus associated with maize grains. In in vivo assays, yeast application on maize grains significantly reduced A. flavus growth and total aflatoxin contamination. In conclusion, Meyerozyma caribbica 11A represents a promising biofungicide for the protection of food biomass under sustainable agricultural practices.
Presenter
Marilín Nicoll SÁNCHEZ PURIHUAMÁN
Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria, PERU
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Co-authors:
C.R. Carreño Farfán, Universidad Nacional Pedro Ruiz Gallo, Lambayeque, PERU
A.P. Barturen Quispe, Universidad Nacional Pedro Ruiz Gallo, Lambayeque, PERU
S.A. Vásquez Llanos, Universidad Nacional Pedro Ruiz Gallo, Lambayeque, PERU
Session reference: 1DV.4.31