Aflatoxin production in soybean varieties grown in Argentina

Natural occurrence of aflatoxin contamination on soybeans was investigated. Thirty four samples from the 1986 crop (5.8% positive samples) and 60 samples harvested in 1987 (11.6% positive samples) were analyzed. Aflatoxin levels in positive samples were low, ranging from traces to 36 μg/kg of total...

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Autor principal: Vaamonde, Graciela
Publicado: 1991
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spelling paper:paper_0362028X_v54_n7_p542_Pinto2023-06-08T15:34:56Z Aflatoxin production in soybean varieties grown in Argentina Vaamonde, Graciela Natural occurrence of aflatoxin contamination on soybeans was investigated. Thirty four samples from the 1986 crop (5.8% positive samples) and 60 samples harvested in 1987 (11.6% positive samples) were analyzed. Aflatoxin levels in positive samples were low, ranging from traces to 36 μg/kg of total aflatoxins. Aflatoxin production by three isolates of Aspergillus flavusl A. parasiticus in 13 soybean varieties has been studied. Soybeans used for cultures were surface disinfected. Levels of aflatoxin formed were dependent both on the toxicogenic potential of the fungal isolate and on the variety of soybeans. Under laboratory conditions variety Prata was the most susceptible and variety SRF the less susceptible to aflatoxin formation. © Copyright International Association of Milk, Food and Environmental Sanitarians. Fil:Vaamonde, G. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 1991 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_0362028X_v54_n7_p542_Pinto http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_0362028X_v54_n7_p542_Pinto
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description Natural occurrence of aflatoxin contamination on soybeans was investigated. Thirty four samples from the 1986 crop (5.8% positive samples) and 60 samples harvested in 1987 (11.6% positive samples) were analyzed. Aflatoxin levels in positive samples were low, ranging from traces to 36 μg/kg of total aflatoxins. Aflatoxin production by three isolates of Aspergillus flavusl A. parasiticus in 13 soybean varieties has been studied. Soybeans used for cultures were surface disinfected. Levels of aflatoxin formed were dependent both on the toxicogenic potential of the fungal isolate and on the variety of soybeans. Under laboratory conditions variety Prata was the most susceptible and variety SRF the less susceptible to aflatoxin formation. © Copyright International Association of Milk, Food and Environmental Sanitarians.
author Vaamonde, Graciela
spellingShingle Vaamonde, Graciela
Aflatoxin production in soybean varieties grown in Argentina
author_facet Vaamonde, Graciela
author_sort Vaamonde, Graciela
title Aflatoxin production in soybean varieties grown in Argentina
title_short Aflatoxin production in soybean varieties grown in Argentina
title_full Aflatoxin production in soybean varieties grown in Argentina
title_fullStr Aflatoxin production in soybean varieties grown in Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Aflatoxin production in soybean varieties grown in Argentina
title_sort aflatoxin production in soybean varieties grown in argentina
publishDate 1991
url https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_0362028X_v54_n7_p542_Pinto
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