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Field aflatoxin contamination of corn in South Georgia
Author(s) -
Wilson David M.,
McMillian William W.,
Widstrom Neil W.
Publication year - 1979
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/bf02909521
Subject(s) - preharvest , aflatoxin , aspergillus flavus , contamination , agronomy , mold , biology , mycotoxin , environmental science , toxicology , horticulture , microbiology and biotechnology , botany , ecology , postharvest
The weather conditions in 1977 were generally not favorable for corn production in many of the southeastern states. A combination of stress factors, weather conditions, and insect damage was favorable for ear mold by species of the Aspergillus flavus group. A. flavus was the dominant fungus in preharvest corn, and this led to extensive aflatoxin contamination.