Abstract
Aspergillus section Flavi isolates, predominately A. flavus, from different crops and soils differed significantly in production of aflatoxin and sclerotia. About 50% of the isolates from corn, soil and peanut produced large sclerotia, while only 20% of the rice isolates produced large sclerotia. There was a higher frequency of small sclerotia-producing isolates from rice compared to the other sources and isolates that did not produce sclerotia were significantly less likely to be toxigenic than strains that produced large sclerotia.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 283-287 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | European Journal of Plant Pathology |
Volume | 112 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2005 |
Keywords
- A. nomius
- A. parasiticus
- Aflatoxins
- Aspergillus flavus
- Maize
- Peanut
- Rice
- Sclerotia
- Soil