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Distribution of toxin-producing fungi in mature maize kernels from diverse environments

Lillehoj, E.B.

Distribution of toxin-producing fungi in mature maize kernels from diverse environments - 1988 - Printed

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Maize kernels were obtained from geographically diverse regions of the worldthrough the international maize testing programmes of the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre's (CIMMYT) cooperative programme. Surface- sterilized kernels were incubated and fungi that emerged were identified and counted. Predominant fungi were Aspergillus, Fusarium and Penicillium spp. More than two-thirds of the kernels obtained from Bolivia (83%), Mexico (67%), and Thailand (79%) were infected with A. flavus group, whereas 17% to 42% of samplesfrom Brazil, Burma, Ghana, Ivory Coast and India were infected by the same group. A competitive interaction between


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Aspergillus
Fungi
Mycotoxins
Zea mays
Zea mays

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