Ascorbic acid status and aflatoxin production in ripe fruits of jujube infected with Aspergillus flavus.
Singh, Y. P.; Geeta Sumbali;
Indian Phytopathology Year: 2000 Vol: 53 Issue: 1 Pages: 38-41 Ref: 28 ref.
2000
บทคัดย่อ
Although eighteen different fungal species caused postharvest decay of jujube (Ziziphus mauritiana) fruits, only Aspergillus flavus infection was of significance. This post-harvest pathogen not only resulted in maximum loss of ascorbic acid from the fruit tissues but also induced aflatoxin production during pathogenesis. It was noted that approximately 85.7% of the A. flavus isolates associated with jujube decay were toxic.