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Incidence and Management of Aflatoxin Contamination in Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) in Northern Ghana

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Relation http://oar.icrisat.org/11080/
http://dx.doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2019.802.151
10.20546/ijcmas.2019.802.151
 
Title Incidence and Management of Aflatoxin Contamination in Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) in Northern Ghana
 
Creator Tanzubil, P B
Adam, I
 
Subject Ghana
Groundnut
African Agriculture
Aflatoxins
 
Description Aflatoxin contamination levels were monitored in groundnut products derived from
participatory on-farm demonstration plots, farm stores and markets in 21 districts in
Northern Ghana in 2015 and 2016. Results clearly showed that improved production
technology (variety + agronomic practises) significantly reduced aflatoxin contamination
and increased kernel yield. Though no clear and consistent trend of varietal differences in
aflatoxin contamination could be established from the studies over the two years across
locations, NkatieSari showed the least mean contamination (2.74 ppb and 2.39 ppb) while
SAMNUT 22 had the highest levels of contamination (7.51 ppb and 3.31 ppb) in 2015 and
2016 respectively. Most groundnut products sampled from households and markets, had
aflatoxin levels higher than the EU acceptable limit of 4 ppb and this calls for more
intensive sensitization of value chain actors, especially the processors, and rigorous
monitoring of groundnut products to minimize the risks of human and livestock poisoning
from aflatoxin contamination.
 
Publisher IJCMAS
 
Date 2019
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/11080/1/incidence%20and%20management%20of%20aflatoxin%20in%20N.%20Ghana.pdf
Tanzubil, P B and Adam, I (2019) Incidence and Management of Aflatoxin Contamination in Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) in Northern Ghana. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 8 (02). pp. 1296-1300. ISSN 23197692