Influence of Fungicides and Irrigation Practice on Aflatoxin in Peanuts Before Digging
| Autor: | Harry W. Schroeder, Arthur L. Harrison, Ruth Ann Taber, Robert E. Pettit |
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| Rok vydání: | 1971 |
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Aflatoxin
Irrigation Food and Deterioration Arachis Statistics as Topic Food Contamination Aspergillus flavus medicine.disease_cause General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Acetone chemistry.chemical_compound Aflatoxins Infestation medicine General Pharmacology Toxicology and Pharmaceutics Mycotoxin Water content Soil Microbiology General Immunology and Microbiology biology Water General Medicine biology.organism_classification Fungicides Industrial Arachis hypogaea Fungicide Aspergillus chemistry Agronomy Food Microbiology Solvents Chromatography Thin Layer |
| Zdroj: | Applied Microbiology. 22:629-634 |
| ISSN: | 0003-6919 |
| DOI: | 10.1128/am.22.4.629-634.1971 |
| Popis: | Peanuts grown under dryland conditions where drought stress occurred accumulated more aflatoxin before digging than peanuts grown under irrigation. Kernels became more susceptible to Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus invasion when the soil moisture in the pod zone approached levels at which moisture moved from the pod into the soil and the kernel moisture dropped below 31%. Isolation frequencies of these aspergilli from fresh-dug kernels were lowest in 1968 (maximum of 3%). In 1967 and 1969, maximum percentages of 100 and 74, respectively, were noted. Kernel infestation was correlated with degree of aflatoxin contamination. Dryland fresh-dug kernels contained a maximum of 35,800 parts per billion aflatoxin while a maximum of 50 parts per billion was detected in kernels from irrigated plots. In 1969 A. flavus infestation was as high as 59% in peanuts from irrigated plots; however, no aflatoxin was detected. Absence of aflatoxin in these samples is attributed to the higher kernel moisture content which reduced the aflatoxin-producing potential of A. flavus. Statistical analysis of the data revealed no significant differences in degree of fungal infestation, production levels, and grade factors between any fungicide treatments. |
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