Evaluation of aflatoxin contamination of stored maize in the Brong-Ahafo region of Ghana

Evaluation of aflatoxin contamination of stored maize in the Brong-Ahafo region of Ghana

This study assessed the aflatoxin contamination and the presence of fungi in three maize varieties (Obatanpa, Abontem and Aburohemaa) stored using different storage methods namely storage in hermetic bags, woven polypropylene sacks and local crib in the Nkoranza-South district of the Brong-Ahafo reg...

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Main Authors:	Benson-Obour, Robert, Lartey, Michael, Cornelius, William, Agyel-Ohemeng, James, Opare, Phyllis, Cinquanta, Luciano, Obeng-Ofori, Daniel
Format:	Article
Language:	deu
Published:	Julius Kühn-Institut 2018-11-01
Series:	Julius-Kühn-Archiv
Subjects:	aflatoxin fungi maize varieties obatanpa abontem aburohemaa hermetic bag polypropylene sack local crib
Online Access:	https://www.openagrar.de/receive/openagrar_mods_00078464

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