Regarding the inoculum application rate, the dosage used in this
study was higher than other rates employed in peanuts from the USA
(Dorner et al., 1998; Dorner and Cole, 2002; Dorner and Horn, 2007)
but lower than other application rates evaluated in peanuts from Australia
(Pitt and Hocking, 2006). More economical application rates
should be tested in the future to determine the lowest effective rate.
The present study demonstrated that nontoxigenic A. flavus AFCHG2
has the potential to become a management tool for the biocontrol of aflatoxin
contamination of peanuts in Argentina