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Lina  Castano-Duque
                        Food and Feed Safety Research

                        




                        
                        Research Plant Pathologist
                        Phone: (504) 286-4556
                        
                        
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                            ProjectsDevelopment of Aflatoxin Resistant Corn Lines Using Omic Technologies
                                                    In-House Appropriated
                                                                    (D)Accession Number: 440095Generating Input Features for Modeling Mycotoxin Outbreaks in the USA
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 444250Evaluate the Role of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in Plant-Fungal Interactions, especially Corn-Aspergillus Interaction
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 444518Modeling to Forecast Mycotoxin Breakout in U.S.-Grown Maize
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 439725**Publications**
                                                (Clicking on the reprint icon
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                                                    will take you to the publication reprint.)Genomic and metabolomic diversity within a familial population of Aspergillus flavus

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Dynamic geospatial modeling of mycotoxin contamination of corn in Illinois: unveiling critical factors and predictive insights with machine learning
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Castano-Duque, L., Winzeler, E., Blackstock, J.M., Cheng, L., Vergopolan, N., Focker, M., Barnett, K., Owens, P.R., van der Fels-Klerx, H.J., Vaughan, M.M., Rajasekaran, K. 2023. Dynamic geospatial modeling of mycotoxin contamination of corn in Illinois: unveiling critical factors and predictive insights with machine learning. Frontiers in Microbiology. 14:1283127. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1283127.Gradient boosting machine learning model to predict aflatoxins in Iowa corn
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Branstad-Spates, E.H., Castano-Duque, L., Mosher, G.A., Hurburgh, Jr., C.R., Owens, P., Winzeler, E., Rajasekaran, K., Bowers, E.L. 2023. Gradient boosting machine learning model to predict aflatoxins in Iowa corn. Frontiers in Microbiology. 14:1248772. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1248772.Predictive models to manage mycotoxin outbreaks in the USA

- (Abstract Only)Predictive models to manage mycotoxin outbreaks in the USA

- (Abstract Only)Inclusive collaboration across plant physiology and genomics: now is the time!
                                                        

- (Other)Baxter, I., Ainsworth, E.A., Brooks, M.D., Castano-Duque, L.M., Londo, J.P., Washburn, J.D., McElrone, A.J., Coyne, C.J., et al. 2023. Inclusive collaboration across plant physiology and genomics: now is the time! Plant Direct. 7(5). Article e493. https://doi.org/10.1002/pld3.493.Genes and genetic mechanisms contributing to fall armyworm resistance in maize
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Warburton, M.L., Woolfolk, S.W., Smith, J.S., Hawkins, L.K., Castano-Duque, L.M., Lebar, M.D., Williams, W.P. 2023. Genes and genetic mechanisms contributing to fall armyworm resistance in maize. The Plant Genome. 16(2):e20311. https://doi.org/10.1002/tpg2.20311.Flavonoids modulate Aspergillus flavus proliferation and aflatoxin production
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Castano-Duque, L., Lebar, M.D., Carter-Wientjes, C., Ambrogio, D., Rajasekaran, K. 2022. Flavonoids modulate Aspergillus flavus proliferation and aflatoxin production. The Journal of Fungi. 8(1):1211. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof8111211.Gradient boosting and bayesian network machine learning models predict aflatoxin and fumonisin contamination of maize in Illinois – First USA case study
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Castano-Duque, L., Vaughan, M., Lindsay, J., Barnett, K., Rajasekaran, K. 2022. Gradient boosting and bayesian network machine learning models predict aflatoxin and fumonisin contamination of maize in Illinois – First USA case study. Frontiers in Microbiology. 13. Article 1039947. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1039947.Flavonoids modulate the accumulation of toxins from Aspergillus flavus in maize kernels
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Castano-Duque, L.M., Gilbert, M.K., Mack, B.M., Lebar, M.D., Carter-Wientjes, C.H., Sickler, C.M., Cary, J.W., Rajasekaran, K. 2021. Flavonoids modulate the accumulation of toxins from Aspergillus flavus in maize kernels. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12:761446. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.761446.


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