Alex Ortega Beltrán
@alexob36
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Senior Plant Pathologist / IITA
Ibadan, Nigeria
Joined June 2011
Happy to share that @Aflasafe aflatoxin biocontrol was selected as one of the 3 biggest @CGIAR impact stories of 2019! @IITA_CGIAR
https://t.co/p9IVS6xJkJ
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@Aflasafe @nodumax are innovative solutions @IITA_CGIAR. Both teams representatives met the @CGIAR_EMD @simeonehui @BVanlauwe @alexob36 @RanajitBandyop1
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Thanks to all our participants in today's Global Plant Health Assessment workshop at #ICPP2023. Unbelievable energy and discussions over five breakout sessions on important challenges and opportunities in global plant health and the impact of plant diseases.
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sharing the newest publication from our group ! 😁🤩 great job by @FaithABankole and the whole team! https://t.co/3isue6K0Hx
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Background Maize production in lowland agro-ecologies in West and Central Africa is constrained by the fungus Exserohilum turcicum, causal agent of Northern Corn Leaf Blight (NCLB). Breeding for...
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Thrilled to announce a successful mini-fair hosted by IITA with Bill Gates and team! Innovation and research outcomes showcased great potential in addressing constraints faced by African smallholder farmers. #AgriculturalSolutions #BillGates #IITA"@IITA_CGIAR
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Made it to the cover page!
From #MachineLearning to #truffles to the horticultural trade and #fruit phenology – the latest issue of Plants, People, Planet has something for everyone! Browse the articles here 👇 📚 https://t.co/J3XY5w13il
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An important study of @Douseize Mamadou and colleagues on resistance of PVA maize to aflatoxin just got accepted! 😀 @IITA_CGIAR @UniIbadan @PAULESI_AU
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In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), millions of people depend on maize as a primary staple. However, maize consumers in SSA may be exposed to malnutrition due to vi...
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Sharing an opinion piece prepared by my colleague Ranajit and I. Impacts of ongoing conflicts on food safety @IITA_CGIAR
Aflatoxin and conflict: Two sides of threat to food safety Read all about it: https://t.co/rvFW6wLQJp
#OneCGIAR @IITA_CGIAR
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Aflatoxin and conflict: Two sides of threat to food safety @IITA_CGIAR researchers @alexob36 and @RanajitBandyop3 explain the effect of the ongoing conflict between Ukraine & Russia on food security and safety across the globe. https://t.co/PaRs58VzaA
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Efforts to contribute to improve food safety in Burundi. Full version of recently accepted paper coming soon!. https://t.co/uZvh88EDMA
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Aflatoxin contamination of the staples maize and groundnut is a concern for health and economic impacts across sub-Saharan Africa. The current study i) deter...
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Just published! Impactful aflatoxin biocontrol requires multiple expertises, time, and effective public-private partnerships! @IITA_CGIAR @CGIAR @Aflasafe @iita_pathology @FrontiersIn
https://t.co/Pi1srKcM1a
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Sharing new article from our group, full version coming soon!!! 😀 @IITA_CGIAR @Aflasafe Aflatoxin biocontrol in practice requires a multidisciplinary, long-term approach
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One of the most elusive food safety problems is the contamination of staple crops with the highly carcinogenic aflatoxins produced by Aspergillus section Fla...
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https://t.co/BUsgxmnPQU Opinion paper by Dr Ranajit & I on how conflicts affect food safety, in addition to food security. We elaborate on the need to converge all available technical, institutional, policy solutions to prevent crises of food security, food safety,& malnutrition
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
The conflict between Ukraine and Russia will negatively affect not only food security but also food safety. Crops produced in Ukraine and Russia are at little risk of contamination by mycotoxins...
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Happy New Year, Feliz Año Nuevo! New year's resolution: reply faster to emails!!! 📧⚡️😌
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.@youngladyniks did a great job on the first report ever of Colletotrichum cliviicola as causal agent of cowpea anthracnose! the report is now available online @plantdisease @IITA_CGIAR
https://t.co/xaPVtpxtii
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Happy to share that I will give a keynote presentation during the International Organization for Biological Control meeting titled “Biological and integrated control of plant pathogens.” It will be hosted in Wageningen on 6-9 June 2023! @IITA_CGIAR 😁🤩 https://t.co/BpK9J9z0wR
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Sharing new paper titled: Micro‑climatic variations across Malawi have a greater influence on contamination of maize with aflatoxins than with fumonisins.! https://t.co/ICUrMYeJk6
@alimbikani @Aflasafe
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Editor’s Pick! Faith Bankole et al. found significant levels of resistance to disease & aflatoxin in early & extra-early maturing maize inbred lines.🌽 Learn how this will help Sub-Saharan Africa: 🔓 https://t.co/0Rxg4fnXlR
@IITA_CGIAR @OAUniversity @plantdisease
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IITA scientist receives prestigious award for food safety professionals "She received this support in recognition of her contributions to food safety, including mycotoxin research in sub-Saharan Africa and food adulteration research." Read more... https://t.co/xXhXUdhbyQ
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