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The fate of aflatoxins and fumonisins, two mycotoxins that cooccur in maize, was studied through the traditional processing of naturally contaminated maize in mawe, makume, ogi, akassa, and owo, maize-based foods common in Benin, West Africa. Levels of total aflatoxin and fumonisin were measured ...


Fandohan, P.Zoumenou, D.Hounhouigan, D.J.Marasas, W.F.O.Wingfield, M.J.Hell, K.[Fate of aflatoxins and fumonisins during the processing of maize into food products in Benin]Fate of aflatoxins and fumonisins during the processing of maize into food products in Benin

Aflatoxin level in 300 farmers' stores in four agro-ecological zones in Benin, a West African coastal country, were determined over a period of 2 years. At sampling a questionnaire was used to evaluate maize storage practices. Farmers were asked what storage structure they used, their storage for...


Hell, K.Cardwell, K.Sétamou, M.Poehling, H.[Maize storage practices and their influence on aflatoxin contamination in stored grains in four agroecological zones in Benin, West Africa]Maize storage practices and their influence on aflatoxin contamination in stored grains in four agroecological zones in Benin, West Africa

Insect species and damage levels were evaluated and related to aflatoxin content in maize sampled from farmers' stores in four agroecological zones over a two-year period in Benin, West-Africa. In 1993, no aflatoxin was detected in maize that was free of isect damage. In the same year; in maize w...


Hell, K.Cardwell, K.Sétamou, M.Schulthess, F.[Influence of insect infestation on aflatoxin contamination of stored maize in four agroecological regions in Benin]Influence of insect infestation on aflatoxin contamination of stored maize in four agroecological regions in Benin

Aflatoxins contamination in peanut seeds remains a major challenge in Ghana. This study evaluated aflatoxin levels in peanut samples from farmer storage units, and participatory on-farm research trials. In all, 240 respondents were covered from six main producing districts in northern Ghana throu...


Sugri, I.Osiru, M.Abudulai, M.Abubakari, M.Asieku, Y.Lamini, S.Zakaria, M.[Integrated peanut aflatoxin management for increase income and nutrition in northern Ghana]Integrated peanut aflatoxin management for increase income and nutrition in northern Ghana

Brown, R.L.Bhatnagar, D.Cleveland, T.E.Chen, Z.Menkir, A.[Development of maize host resistance to aflatoxigenic fungi]Development of maize host resistance to aflatoxigenic fungi

On 8 June 2013, the Vice President of Zambia stated that his government ‘is fully committed to reducing chronic undernutrition by 50 per cent in the next ten years…’ What are the challenges to meeting this goal? Zambia has both a high consumption of groundnuts and high levels of aflatoxin contami...


Ismail, S.Shindano, J.Nyirenda, D.B.Bandyopadhyay, RanajitAkello, J.[Does exposure to aflatoxin constrain efforts to reduce stunting in Zambia?]Does exposure to aflatoxin constrain efforts to reduce stunting in Zambia?
Temba, Benigni A.Fletcher, Mary T.Fox, Glen P.Harvey, Jagger J.W.Okoth, Sheila A.Sultanbawa, Yasmina[Curcumin-based photosensitization inactivates Aspergillus flavus and reduces aflatoxin B1 in maize kernels]Curcumin-based photosensitization inactivates Aspergillus flavus and reduces aflatoxin B1 in maize kernels

Hu Suk LeeXuan Nguyen Thi ThanhThuy Nguyen Thi ThanhHung Nguyen-VietLindahl, Johanna F.Grace, Delia[Assessment of aflatoxin B1 contamination in maize and awareness of aflatoxins in Son La province, Vietnam]Assessment of aflatoxin B1 contamination in maize and awareness of aflatoxins in Son La province, Vietnam

The objective of this study was to evaluate the presence of Aspergillus section Flavi and A. section Nigri in cashew nuts harvested in the Northern Guinea (NG) and Southern Sudanian (SS) agro-ecological zones of Benin. Also, the presence of aflatoxins was investigated. For detection of fungal con...


Lamboni, Y.Frisvad, J.C.Hell, K.Linnemann, A.R.Nout, R.M.Tamo, M.Nielsen, K.F.Boekel, M.A. vanSmid, E.J.[Occurrence of Aspergillus section Flavi and section Nigri and aflatoxins in raw cashew kernels (Anacardiumoccidentale L.) from Benin]Occurrence of Aspergillus section Flavi and section Nigri and aflatoxins in raw cashew kernels (Anacardiumoccidentale L.) from Benin

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