Search

Search results for

We found 1 results for you
  1. Occurrence of aflatoxins and aflatoxin-producing <em>Aspergillus</em> spp. associated with groundnut production in subsistence farming systems in South Africa

    Occurrence of aflatoxins and aflatoxin-producing Aspergillus spp. associated with groundnut production in subsistence farming systems in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: E. Ncube --- Agricultural Research Council-Grain Crops Institute, Private Bag X1251, South Africa B.C. Flett --- Agricultural Research Council-Grain Crops Institute, Private Bag X1251, South Africa C. Waalwijk --- Plant Research International B.V., Netherlands A. Viljoen --- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
    Aflatoxins are carcinogenic mycotoxins produced by Aspergillus spp. in groundnut kernels. Forty-six groundnut samples were collected from subsistence farmers in three provinces of South Africa, namely KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), Mpumalanga (MP) and Limpopo (LP), in 2006 and 2007. Aflatoxin levels of...
    View item »