ISSN:
1745-4565
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
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Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Of 1978 fungal colonies isolated on malt-salt agar from twenty 5-kg samples of pecans harvested late in the season, 39% were Cladosporium, 21% were Penicillium, 9% were Alternaria or Epicoccum, 8% Pestalotia or Monochaeta, 4% Trichothecium, 4% Aspergillus niger, and less than 2% were Fusarium, Phomopsis, Rhizopus, Aspergillus, and miscellaneous genera. Forty-four of 260 representative isolates were persistently toxic to day-old cockerels. Toxigenic Penicillium spp. included P. citrinum, P. terrestre, P. cyclopium, P. funiculosum, P. roquefortii, P. purpurogenum, P. rubrum, and P. rugulosum. Toxigenic isolates of other genera included Aspergillus fiavus, A. cervinus, Alternaria alternata, Trichothecium roseum, Pestalotia sp., and Fusarium spp. Additional key words are Carya illinoensis, mycotoxins.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-4565.1980.tb00398.x
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