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Phosphine residues in cashew nuts and wheat

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LWT-01-88
 
Title Phosphine residues in cashew nuts and wheat
 
Creator Rangaswamy, J. R.
Sasikala, V. B.
 
Subject 04 Wheat
05 Insect/Pest Control
 
Description Cashew nuts and hard brown Punjab wheat, free of infestation and not previously fumigated with PH3, were used in the studies. Samples of the nuts and wheat were placed in flasks and fumigated for 1 or 2 wk with Celphos pellets at 18 mg/kg (i.e. 6 AlP tablets/ton or 6 g PH3/ton) at room temp. (29-31 degree C). After fumigation, the samples were stored for less than or equal 15 days and examined at intervals for PH3 and P residues and for PH3 desorption. Results are detailed in graphs and tables. On the basis of the results obtained, it is concluded that bound PH3 residues do not occur in wheat and that in cashew nuts PH3 does not form bound residues but is held in the dissolved form in the lipid fraction. Oxidation of the PH3 residues was more prevalent in wheat than in cashew nuts, as indicated by the higher P levels in wheat.
 
Date 1988
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Identifier Rangaswamy, J. R. and Sasikala, V. B. (1988) Phosphine residues in cashew nuts and wheat. Lebensmittel-Wissenschaft-und-Technologie, 21 (6). p. 324. ISSN 0955-2863