Table 1: Mycotoxigenic fungi occurrence in relation to storage types in number and percentage.
|
Fungal type |
Occurrence |
OAG |
SOA |
SIH |
OSS |
IG |
IHG |
|
A. flavus |
38 |
10(26.3) |
7(18.4) |
8(21.1) |
6(15.8) |
2(5.3) |
5(13.2) |
|
A. parasiticus |
28 |
7(25) |
3(10.7) |
4(14.3) |
7(25) |
1(3.6) |
6(21.4) |
|
F. verticillioides |
19 |
5(26.3) |
7(36.8) |
1(5.3) |
4(21.1) |
0 |
2(10.5) |
|
P. notatum |
17 |
6(35.3) |
2(11.8) |
3(17.6) |
2(11.8) |
1(5.9) |
3(17.6) |
|
P. verrucosum |
16 |
5(31.3) |
3(18.8) |
2(12.5) |
3(18.8) |
0 |
3(18.8) |
|
F. proliferatum |
10 |
4(40) |
2(20) |
2(20) |
1(10) |
0 |
1(10) |
|
F. graminearum |
10 |
5(50) |
3(30) |
0 |
2(20) |
0 |
0 |
|
A. niger |
9 |
2(22.2) |
0 |
3(33.3) |
1(11.1) |
1(11.1) |
2(22.2) |
|
T. Spp |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1(100) |
|
Total |
148 |
44(29.7) |
27(18.2) |
23(15.5) |
26(17.6) |
5(3.4) |
23(15.5) |
Source: Solomon, et al. [45]
Where: OAG: Open above Ground; SOA: Sack in Open Air; SH: Sack in House; OSS: Open Sorghum Stalk; IG: Improved Gotera and IHG: In House Ground Storages