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Tackling toxins
OAR@ICRISAT
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http://oar.icrisat.org/4733/
http://www.icrisat.org/what-we-do/satrends/August2008.htm |
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| Title |
Tackling toxins
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| Creator |
Bhatnagar-Mathur, P
Sharma, K K |
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| Subject |
Groundnut
Food and Nutrition |
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| Description |
Aflatoxins are toxic and carcinogenic substances produced by fungi such as Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus on a variety of food products. Contamination of groundnut (peanut) with mycotoxins such as aflatoxin has assumed significance in semi-arid regions of the world where over 4.5 billion people are exposed to uncontrolled amounts of these toxins. Although aflatoxin contamination does not affect crop productivity, it makes the produce unfit for consumption. Aflatoxin B1, the most toxic, is a potent carcinogen associated with liver cancer |
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| Publisher |
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
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| Date |
2008
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| Type |
Article
NonPeerReviewed |
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| Format |
application/pdf
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| Language |
en
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| Identifier |
http://oar.icrisat.org/4733/1/SATrends_Afl_Aug_2008.pdf
Bhatnagar-Mathur, P and Sharma, K K (2008) Tackling toxins. SATrends ICRISAT Monthly-Newsletter (93). pp. 1-2. |
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