2006 Annual Report 4d.Progress report. This report serves to document research conducted under a Specific Cooperative Agreement between the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and North Carolina State University. Additional details of research can be found in the report for the inhouset research project 6435-42000-019-00D, Identification and Enhancement of Seed-Based Biochemical Resistance in Crops to Aflatoxin Producing Pathogens. Since this project just began on 7/16/06, accomplishments are being documented in the annual report for the terminated project 6435-42000-019-04S.