Table 3: Mycotoxin concentration range of stored maize sample from three agro ecologies of Ethiopia.

Mycotoxin Concentration range (ppb)

Sample Area

AFT

FUM

DON

Ochratoxin

References

Adama

2.1-27.1

0-300

60-140

nd

 

Ambo

2-3.1

0-300

50-700

nd

Ayalew [49]

Dire Dawa

2-3.2

700-2400

nd

nd

 

Merawi

6.5-150

0.27-6.52

0.2-1.98

2-186.5

Worku, et al. [50]

Toke Kutaye

12.3 ± 2.6

0.27-6.5

nd

nd

 

Ilu Gelan

0.002-17.43

nd

nd

nd

Solomon, et al. [45]

Bako Tibe

0.0002-5.09

nd

nd

nd

 

Gobu Sayo

0.00003-1.7

nd

nd

nd

 

Southern Ethiopia

0-290

0-8246

nd

0-1725

Alemu [6]

Where nd = Not detected