Incidence of mycotoxins in maize grains in Bihar State, India.
A regular survey of some maize-growing areas of Bihar state, India, for three consecutive years (September 1984 to September 1986) revealed heavy infestations of mycotoxin-producing fungi with different maize samples. Aflatoxin-producing fungi had the highest frequency of occurrence in all the cases and aflatoxins were the most common mycotoxins elaborated by these fungi. Maize samples of the Kharif crop had a greater incidence of aflatoxins (47%) than the samples of rabi crop (17%). Stored maize grains also had a high incidence of aflatoxins (43%). Most of the contaminated samples contained aflatoxins at levels above 20 micrograms/kg.
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Post-Graduate Department of Botany, Bhagalpur University, India.
D000348:Aflatoxins / Q000032:analysis; D005658:Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006813:Humidity; D007194:India; D009183:Mycotoxins / Q000032:analysis*; D011891:Rain; D012621:Seasons; D013696:Temperature; D003313:Zea mays / Q000032:analysis* / Q000382:microbiology
D000348:Aflatoxins; D009183:Mycotoxins