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Indian Journal of Advances in Chemical Science Volume: 5,
Issue 4: , September 2017 |
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ISSN No.: 2320-0898 (Print);
2320-0928 (Electronic)
DOI:
10.22607/IJACS.2017.504016
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Research Article
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Screening of Millets for the
Natural Occurrence of Aflatoxin B1 and their Susceptibility in
Samples Collected during Pre-harvesting, Harvesting and
Post-harvesting Conditions |
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J. Ajani, K. Vali
Pasha* |
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ABSTRACT |
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Aflatoxin contamination of food and
feed have global concerns because of potential threat to human and
animal health as a result many countries have regulatory guidelines
on its level in food and feed. Screening of minor or small millets
and pearl millet showed no natural occurrence of aflatoxin B1 in
pre-harvesting, harvesting, and post-harvesting conditions. Upon
Aspergillus flavus infestation under controlled conditions millets
show varying response. In post-harvest (market) samples AFB1,
production was seen in finger millet, foxtail millet, pearl millet,
and sorghum while little and kodo millet showing no response with
respect to aflatoxin contamination in all the conditions studied
indicating small millets as low-risk agriculture commodity. |
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Key words: Aflatoxin B1, Minor or
small millets, Pearl millet, Aspergillus flavus, Sorghum. |
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