Research on aflatoxin contamination of groundnut in the People's Republic of China
1989
Daren, X.
During 1973-77, 1689 samples of groundnut kernels and 1172 samples of groundnut oil were analyzed for contamination with aflatoxin B1. The percentages of samples containing the toxin were 26.3 for kernels and 47.3 for oil. The percentage of contaminated samples decreased with increase in latitude, being high in southern China, moderate in the Yangtze valley, and low in northern China. Rapid drying of groundnuts to below 10 per cent moisture content prevented aflatoxin contamination. In 1987 breeding groundnut germplasm for resistance to Aspergillus flavus was initiated
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