Relative severity of aflatoxin contamination of cereal crops in West Africa

R Bandyopadhyay, M Kumar… - Food additives and …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Aflatoxins are a common contaminant of cereals that can cause cancer, liver disease,
immune suppression, retarded growth and development, and death, depending on the level
and duration of exposure. Maize is an introduced crop to Africa and there have been efforts
over the last 20 years or so to replace traditional cereal crops, such as sorghum (Sorghum
bicolor) and pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum), with maize. We found that maize was
significantly more heavily colonized by aflatoxin-producing Aspergillus spp. than either …

Relative severity of aflatoxin contamination of cereal crops in West Africa.

RB Ranajit Bandyopadhyay, MK Manjula Kumar… - 2007 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Aflatoxins are a common contaminant of cereals that can cause cancer, liver disease,
immune suppression, retarded growth and development, and death, depending on the level
and duration of exposure. Maize is an introduced crop to Africa and there have been efforts
over the last 20 years or so to replace traditional cereal crops, such as sorghum (Sorghum
bicolor) and pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum), with maize. We found that maize was
significantly more heavily colonized by aflatoxin-producing Aspergillus spp. than either …
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