By STANLEY KIMUGE More by this AuthorResearchers are pushing for use of biotechnology to tackle aflatoxin in maize and other crops, which results in a drop in production. The pest will then feed on the cob as high temperatures provide a window for moulds to infest the maize cob. Agriculture PS Hamadi Boga also observed that biotechnology can provide a solution to the aflatoxin menace in maize, the country's staple food. “The use of Afla-zero (even if the maize has aflatoxin) involves ozone (03), which is a very powerful oxidizant so it oxidises maize with aflatoxin to zero. STEM BORER“The trials for BT maize varieties were delayed due to Covid-19.

Source: Daily Nation July 26, 2020 09:00 UTC