<mods:mods version="3.3" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-3.xsd" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"><mods:titleInfo><mods:title>Incidence and Management of Aflatoxin Contamination in Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) in Northern Ghana</mods:title></mods:titleInfo><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">P B</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Tanzubil</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">I</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Adam</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:abstract>Aflatoxin contamination levels were monitored in groundnut products derived from&#13;
participatory on-farm demonstration plots, farm stores and markets in 21 districts in&#13;
Northern Ghana in 2015 and 2016. Results clearly showed that improved production&#13;
technology (variety + agronomic practises) significantly reduced aflatoxin contamination&#13;
and increased kernel yield. Though no clear and consistent trend of varietal differences in&#13;
aflatoxin contamination could be established from the studies over the two years across&#13;
locations, NkatieSari showed the least mean contamination (2.74 ppb and 2.39 ppb) while&#13;
SAMNUT 22 had the highest levels of contamination (7.51 ppb and 3.31 ppb) in 2015 and&#13;
2016 respectively. Most groundnut products sampled from households and markets, had&#13;
aflatoxin levels higher than the EU acceptable limit of 4 ppb and this calls for more&#13;
intensive sensitization of value chain actors, especially the processors, and rigorous&#13;
monitoring of groundnut products to minimize the risks of human and livestock poisoning&#13;
from aflatoxin contamination.</mods:abstract><mods:classification authority="lcc">Ghana</mods:classification><mods:classification authority="lcc">Groundnut</mods:classification><mods:classification authority="lcc">African Agriculture</mods:classification><mods:classification authority="lcc">Aflatoxins</mods:classification><mods:originInfo><mods:dateIssued encoding="iso8061">2019</mods:dateIssued></mods:originInfo><mods:originInfo><mods:publisher>IJCMAS</mods:publisher></mods:originInfo><mods:genre>Article</mods:genre></mods:mods>