| Abstrakt: |
Sixteen peanut samples collected from farmers, collectors, retailers and food processors in Banjarnegara District, Central Java were analyzed for their physical quality and A. flavusinfection.On average, the moisture content of peanut kernels was 8.8%, while the damaged kernels (46.7%) and A. flavusinfection (45.1%) were considerably high. Six, five and five samples were infected by non-toxic (-), slightly toxic (+), and toxic (++) A. flavus, respectively. Infection of A. flavuspositively correlated with damaged kernel (r=0.71). This suggests that high damaged kernels and infection of A. flavusneed to be decreased through proper handling and storage practices. |
