Aflatoxin contamination of pearl millet during field and storage conditions with reference to stage of grain maturation and insect damage |
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Authors: | C R Raghavender BN Reddy G Shobharani |
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Institution: | (1) Mycology and Plant Pathology Laboratory, Department of Botany, Osmania University, Hyderabad-500007, India;(2) Mycology and Plant Pathology Laboratory, Department of Botany, Osmania University, Hyderabad-500007, India |
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Abstract: | Aflatoxin contamination in five varieties of pearl millet (ICMH-451, ICMP-50I, ICTP-8203, WCC-75 and ICMV-155) was studied
from field and storage conditions in three districts of Andhra Pradesh State, India and the inter-relationships between various
parameters such as stage of grain maturation in the field and insect pest infestation in storage in relation to aflatoxin
production were evaluated. Aflatoxin contamination was more frequent in the seed samples collected from the fields during
rainy season than winter season. All major aflatoxins were isolated from one or the other varieties of pearl millet, whereas
aflatoxin G2 was not commonly observed in the seed samples collected during winter. Among all the varieties tested, ICMH-451 was vulnerable
to aflatoxin contamination whereas ICMV-155 was the least susceptible variety. The higher amount of aflatoxins was observed
in the matured seed samples followed by pre-matured and milky stage. Among all the toxins reported in the field, aflatoxin
B1 was found in higher concentration (185 (μg/kg) followed by B2 (105 μg/kg). The four major types of aflatoxins with higher levels (35, 40, 140, 190 μg/kg of G1, G2, B2, B1 were reported in the rainy season seed samples after six months of storage, whereas aflatoxin G1 was not observed in any variety of stored seed sample from winter. Statistical analysis revealed that the aflatoxin incidence
in relation to different parameters studied was significantly different for each factor. The relationship between aflatoxin
contamination and insect damaged-grain clearly indicated that the seed samples with 16-40% of insect damage contained higher
amounts of aflatoxins (758 μg/kg).
Presented at the 29th Mykotoxin-Workshop, Fellbach, Germany, May 14–16, 2007 |
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Keywords: | aflatoxin contamination grain maturation insect damage pearl millet |
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