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Prevalence of aflatoxin contamination in groundnut in Tumkur district of Karnataka, India
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Prevalence of aflatoxin contamination in groundnut in Tumkur district of Karnataka, India
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Kumar, K V K
Thakur, R P Desai, S |
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Groundnut
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Results of the studies conducted in Tumkur district of Karnataka, India, in 2000 are presented. These studies were under the National Agricultural Technology Project, 'Aflatoxin contamination in groundnut: mapping and management in Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, and adjoining areas'. The studies presented include survey of aflatoxin awareness among farmers, traders, and oil millers; pod and soil sampling for investigation of seed infection and soil contamination by Aspergillus flavus; and determination of aflatoxin contamination under market conditions. From these investigations, 6 villages in 3 taluks of Tumkur district were identified with relatively higher population density of A. flavus and higher seed infection.
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2001
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Article
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application/pdf
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en
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http://oar.icrisat.org/1879/1/IAN_21_37-39_2001.pdf
Kumar, K V K and Thakur, R P and Desai, S (2001) Prevalence of aflatoxin contamination in groundnut in Tumkur district of Karnataka, India. International Arachis Newsletter, 21. pp. 37-39. |
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