Refining single-kernel maize sorting to reduce mycotoxin contamination
Refining single-kernel maize sorting to reduce mycotoxin contamination By Ruben Chavez, PHL Scholar My research focuses on single-kernel spectral identification of mycotoxins in corn. I started working with commercial corn from the U.S. as a master’s student at the University of Illinois Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition. My principal advisor, Dr. Matthew Stasiewicz, […]
Scaling postharvest technologies to women farmers in Ghana
Scaling postharvest technologies to women farmers in Ghana By Dr. Anna Snider, AgReach at the University of Illinois Gender is a theme that has implications at all levels in agriculture research and international development. AgReach is part of a team that includes entomologists, plant pathologists, agricultural economics, engineers, and others to ensure that the benefits […]