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Aflatoxin in Haricot Bean and Other Pulses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

H. A. Habish
Affiliation:
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khartoum, Sudan

Summary

Aflatoxin was found in forty-one out of seventy-four samples of various pulses, whereas Aspergillus flavus occurred in all samples, and there was an apparent correlation between the occurrence of the fungus and the level of the toxin in haricot beans. There was evidence that the toxin was produced in haricot beans after harvest, and drying the pods immediately after harvest is therefore suggested as a method of controlling mould growth and the formation of aflatoxin.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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