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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Incidence of Fusarium verticillioides and levels of fumonisins in corn from main production areas in Iran
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Volume 54, No. 16, Year 2006
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A total of 52 corn samples collected in 2000 from four main corn production provinces of Iran (Fars, Kermanshah, Khuzestan, and Mazandaran) were analyzed for contamination with Fusarium verticillioides and fumonisins (FB1, FB2, FB3, and 3-epi-FB3). The mean incidence of F. verticillioides (percent of kernels infected) for these four areas was 26.7, 21.4, 24.9, and 59.0%, respectively. The incidence in Mazandaran was significantly (p < 0.05) above that of the other areas. All samples from Mazandaran were contaminated with fumonisins with a mean level of total fumonisins of 10674 μg/ kg. In contrast, the incidence of fumonisin contamination above 10 μg/kg was 53 (8/15), 42 (5/12), and 57% (8/14) in the samples from Fars, Kermanshah, and Khuzestan, respectively, and the corresponding mean total fumonisin levels were 215, 71, and 174 μg/kg, respectively. No statistical differences (p > 0.05) were observed in the fumonisin levels of the corn samples from these three provinces, which were significantly (p < 0.05) lower than the fumonisin contamination in samples from Mazandaran. © 2006 American Chemical Society.
Authors & Co-Authors
Ghiasian, Seyed Amir
Iran, Tehran
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Iran, Hamadan
Faculty of Medicine
Maghsood, Amir Hossein
Iran, Hamadan
Faculty of Medicine
Yazdanpanah, Hassan
Iran, Tehran
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Shephard, Gordon Seymour
South Africa, Tygerberg
South African Medical Research Council
van der Westhuizen, Liana
South Africa, Tygerberg
South African Medical Research Council
Vismer, Hester Francis
South Africa, Tygerberg
South African Medical Research Council
Rheeder, John P.
South Africa, Tygerberg
South African Medical Research Council
Marasas, W. F. O.
South Africa, Tygerberg
South African Medical Research Council
Statistics
Citations: 69
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1021/jf061248w
ISSN:
00218561
Study Design
Cohort Study