Fungal flora and aflatoxin contamination in Pakistani wheat kernels (Triticum aestivum L.) and their attribution in seed germination

This study aimed to isolate fungal pathogens and to subsequently quantify aflatoxin (AF; B1 + B2 + G1 + G2) contamination in wheat crops grown in Pakistan. Accordingly, a total of 185 wheat samples were collected from different areas of Pakistan and numerous potent fungal pathogens were isolated. AF...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Asif Asghar, Aftab Ahmed, Javed Iqbal, Erum Zahir, Hina Nauman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-07-01
Series:Journal of Food and Drug Analysis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1021949816300163