Development of management options for the control of aflatoxin in maize in Benin, Africa
From 1999 till 2001, management strategies for the reduction of aflatoxin in maize were developed in participatory tests with farmers. After 6 months of storage, maize in bags contained more aflatoxin than maize in traditional farmers’ stores. Harvesting maize late increased the risk of aflatoxin co...
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| author | Hell, K. Fandohan, P. Cardwell, K. |
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| description | From 1999 till 2001, management strategies for the reduction of aflatoxin in maize were developed in participatory tests with farmers. After 6 months of storage, maize in bags contained more aflatoxin than maize in traditional farmers’ stores. Harvesting maize late increased the risk of aflatoxin contamination. Sorting out damaged maize before storage significantly decreased the levels of aflatoxin instored maize. All the management strategies were evaluated, and the economic benefit assessed against traditional farming practices. Fungal infection and insect infestation were measured and related to aflatoxin contamination. A technology package for the reduction of aflatoxin in maize will be developed for each agroecological zone in Bénin, comprising specific maize varieties, harvest timing, drying, sorting, insect control and storage technologies. |
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| spelling | CGSpace926452023-06-08T19:44:39Z Development of management options for the control of aflatoxin in maize in Benin, Africa Hell, K. Fandohan, P. Cardwell, K. maize aflatoxins agronomic management control granary From 1999 till 2001, management strategies for the reduction of aflatoxin in maize were developed in participatory tests with farmers. After 6 months of storage, maize in bags contained more aflatoxin than maize in traditional farmers’ stores. Harvesting maize late increased the risk of aflatoxin contamination. Sorting out damaged maize before storage significantly decreased the levels of aflatoxin instored maize. All the management strategies were evaluated, and the economic benefit assessed against traditional farming practices. Fungal infection and insect infestation were measured and related to aflatoxin contamination. A technology package for the reduction of aflatoxin in maize will be developed for each agroecological zone in Bénin, comprising specific maize varieties, harvest timing, drying, sorting, insect control and storage technologies. 2002 2018-05-17T09:02:57Z 2018-05-17T09:02:57Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/92645 en Limited Access Hell, K., Fandohan, P. & Cardwell, K. (2002). Development of management options for the control of aflatoxin in maize in Benin, Africa, Proceedings of the Eighth International Working Conference on Stored Product Protection. York, United Kingdom, 22-26 July 2002, (p. 1-7). |
| spellingShingle | maize aflatoxins agronomic management control granary Hell, K. Fandohan, P. Cardwell, K. Development of management options for the control of aflatoxin in maize in Benin, Africa |
| title | Development of management options for the control of aflatoxin in maize in Benin, Africa |
| title_full | Development of management options for the control of aflatoxin in maize in Benin, Africa |
| title_fullStr | Development of management options for the control of aflatoxin in maize in Benin, Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of management options for the control of aflatoxin in maize in Benin, Africa |
| title_short | Development of management options for the control of aflatoxin in maize in Benin, Africa |
| title_sort | development of management options for the control of aflatoxin in maize in benin africa |
| topic | maize aflatoxins agronomic management control granary |
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