Deoxynivalenol occurrence in Serbian maize under different weather conditions
2017
Jajić, Igor M. (Faculty of Agriculture, Novi Sad (Serbia). Department of Animal Science) | Krstović, Saša Z. (Faculty of Agriculture, Novi Sad (Serbia). Department of Animal Science) | Jakšić, Sandra M. (Scientific Veterinary Institute Novi Sad, Novi Sad (Serbia)) | Vuković, Gorica Lj. (Institute for Public Health of Belgrade, Belgrade (Serbia)) | Bursić, Vojislava P. (Faculty of Agriculture, Novi Sad (Serbia). Department of Environmental and Plant Protection) | Guljaš, Darko M. (Faculty of Agriculture, Novi Sad (Serbia). Department of Animal Science)
The aim of this paper was to investigate deoxynivalenol (DON) occur- rence in maize samples originating from two harvest seasons in Serbia. The key differences between harvest seasons were weather conditions, specifically the humidity. The samples were analyzed using high performance liquid chromatography with DAD detection, after clean-up on SPE columns. In samples from 2014, DON was found in 82 (100.0%) samples with the average content of 2.517 mg/kg (ranged from 0.368 to 11.343 mg/kg). Two samples exceeded maximum level permitted by EU regulations. However, analyzing larger number of samples (163) from 2015 harvest season, DON was present in 51 (31.3%) samples in signifi- cantly lower concentrations (average of 0.662 mg/kg, ranged from 0.106 to 2.628 mg/kg). None of the samples from 2015 exceeded maximum level permitted by EU regulations. The data on DON presence in Serbian maize were in relation to the different weather conditions that prevailed during the two harvest seasons.
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