Table 2 Seasonal variation of total aflatoxins (ppb) and toxin type in maize harvested after the long and short rain cropping season
From: Perennial and seasonal contamination of maize by aflatoxins in eastern Kenya
Long cropping season (Season 1) n = 25 | Short cropping season (Season 2) n = 25 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sample Code | Total Toxins (ppb) | Toxin Type | Sample Code | Total Toxins (ppb) | Toxin Type |
1EM14 | 3.6 | B1 | 2EM02 | 30.0 | B1, G1 |
1EM15 | 3.6 | B1 | 2EM03 | 1.4 | B1 |
1EM18 | 3.0 | B1 | 2EM04 | 8.0 | B1 |
1EM19 | 3.1 | B1 | 2EM05 | 2.5 | B1 |
1EM20 | 6.0 | B1 | 2EM06 | 12.7 | B1 |
1EM21 | 2.2 | B1 | 2EM07 | 15.4 | B2 |
1EM23 | 2.2 | B1 | 2EM09 | 2.7 | G1 |
1EM24 | 21.3 | B1 | 2EM11 | 2.2 | B1 |
1EM25 | 2.2 | B1 | 2EM12 | 15.2 | B2 |
1EM26 | 13.3 | B1 | 2EM22 | 1.2 | B1 |
1EM27 | 4.5 | B1 | 2EM30 | 3.2 | B1 |
1EM28 | 2.4 | B1 | 2EM34 | 2.9 | B1, G1 |
1EM29 | 1.2 | B1 | 2EM35 | 24.3 | G1 |
1EM30 | 4.0 | B1 | 2EM42 | 2.0 | B1 |
1EM32 | 3.5 | B1 | 2EM43 | 1.5 | B1 |
1EM33 | 18.4 | B1 | 2EM51 | 1.6 | B1 |
1EM35 | 1.9 | B1 | 2EM52 | 3.2 | B1 |
1EM36 | 5.1 | B1 | 2EM54 | 19.2 | B1 |
1EM41 | 2.6 | B1 | 2EM55 | 10.0 | G1 |
1EM42 | 23.7 | B1 | 2EM61 | 2.6 | B1 |
1EM45 | 2.8 | B1 | 2EM63 | 27.0 | G1 |
1EM46 | 4.3 | B1 | 2EM66 | 19.8 | B1 |
1EM47 | 3.0 | B1 | 2EM86 | 25.6 | B1, G1 |
1EM48 | 2.8 | B1 | 2EM87 | 28.9 | G2 |
1EM49 | 1.3 | B1 | 2EM92 | 6.2 | B1 |
Mean ± SD | 5.68 ± 6.31 | 10.77 ± 10.14 | |||