relation: http://oar.icrisat.org/11771/
title: The effects of gypsum on pod-yield and pre-harvest aflatoxin contamination in selected peanut cultivars of Zambia
creator: Hendrix, M C
creator: Obed, I L
creator: Alice, M M
creator: Elijah, P
creator: Jones, Y
creator: Samuel, C N
creator: Rick, B
subject: Groundnut
subject: Plant Disease
subject: Aflatoxins
description: Good agricultural practices are an effective means of minimizing pre-harvest aflatoxin contamination in peanuts. A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of gypsum on pod yield and aflatoxin contamination in three peanut cultivars (Kadononga, MGV 4 and MGV 5) in Zambia. The experiment was conducted in Chongwe and Lusaka districts. Gypsum (15.6 % calcium) was applied at rates of 0 and 400 kg/ha at flowering stage. Although gypsum had no significant effect on aflatoxin contamination, there were significant differences (p = 0.009) in cultivar susceptibility to aflatoxin contamination. The cultivar with the smallest kernels had 18.8% lower aflatoxin content than the large-kernelled cultivar. Additionally, gypsum did not have a clear effect on pod yield. For instance, gypsum was associated with 44.8% more grain-filled pods in Kadononga (p = 0.005) at the site in Lusaka, but this result did not apply to the other two cultivars. At the site in Chongwe, gypsum was associated with 34.6% higher pod yield of MGV 5 only (p = 0.006). These results further suggest that plant factors such as kernel size may have an influence on natural resistance to aflatoxin contamination in peanuts.
publisher: Academic Journals
date: 2020
type: Article
type: PeerReviewed
format: application/pdf
language: en
identifier: http://oar.icrisat.org/11771/1/The-effects-of-gypsum-on-pod-yield-and-pre-harvest-aflatoxin-contamination-in-selected-peanut-cultivars-of-Zambia.pdf
identifier:   Hendrix, M C and Obed, I L and Alice, M M and Elijah, P and Jones, Y and Samuel, C N and Rick, B  (2020) The effects of gypsum on pod-yield and pre-harvest aflatoxin contamination in selected peanut cultivars of Zambia.  African Journal of Plant Science, 14 (3).  pp. 134-138.  ISSN 1996-0824     
relation: https://doi.org/10.5897/AJPS2019.1807
relation: doi:10.5897/AJPS2019.1807