A New Method for Aflatoxin‐Free Storage of Agricultural Commodities

摘要

ABSTRACTAflatoxin production was observed in the 2 kg lots of peanuts and corn that were stored for 90 days at ambient temperature (28–30°C) and a relative humidity of 100 after infecting with the spores of aflatoxin producing strainAspergillus parasiticusNRRL 3145. Treatment of the samples with an aqueous solution of 2‐chloroethylphosphonic acid prevented aflatoxin formation in both the commodities, whereas, the untreated lots supported aflatoxin forma