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Seed viability and aflatoxin production in individual cottonseed naturally contaminated with Aspergillus flavus
Author(s) -
Klich M. A.,
Lee L. S.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02636319
Subject(s) - aflatoxin , aspergillus flavus , cottonseed , germination , biology , contamination , aspergillus , food science , toxicology , microbiology and biotechnology , botany , ecology
Abstract Individual cottonseed naturally contaminated with Aspergillus flavus Link were tested for viability and assayed for aflatoxin B 1 . Of the 55 infected seeds tested, less than half (21) germinated normally, a rate much lower than expected for uninfected cottonseed. Aflatoxin levels in the seeds varied from below 300 ng/g to over 100,000 ng/g of seed. Statistical analyses indicate that the presence of aflatoxin is correlated with poor germination in cottonseed naturally contaminated with A. flavus .