Article published the January 23, 2018
IntroductionA preliminary survey of fungi and mycotoxin contamination of fresh and dried vegetable plants stored for sale in Nigerian markets revealed that they are suitable substrates for various fungi growth and aflatoxins contamination [1]. The fungi family have continuously raised global food safety concerns due to their ability to colonize food items and either cause physical damage or releas ...
Article published the October 19, 2017
Introduction Livestock in countries, especially developing countries, is vital to livelihood of people and to the economy. In the developing world, livestock species often represent a sole asset base for small-holder animal husbanders and cattle often provide the majority of draught power for crop production. Nigeria has the largest animal resources in the West African region with live animals cou ...
Article published the June 1, 2017
IntroductionFoods and feeds generally have the potential of being invaded by fungi, particularly Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus during pre-production or post- production, resulting to contamination due to proliferation. In the process, metabolic activities take place within the fungi, in and on the food produce or product. The biochemical actions results to production of secondary ...
Article published the October 2, 2014
a Food, Environment and Health Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, South Africa;b Biosciences, CSIR, PO Box 395, Pretoria, 001, South Africa;c Department of Biochemistry, University of Johannesburg, South Africa;d Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Technology, Minna, NigeriaMycotoxicology, 2014, 1: 1-8AbstractCytotoxicity testing of ...
Article published the September 6, 2012
1.0 INTRODUCTIONSorghum, (Sorghum bicolor(L.) Moench) belongs to the grass family Graminece. It is a cultivated tropical cereal grass. It is generally, although not universally considered to have first been domesticated in North Africa. It is an important crop in West Africa. In fresh forms, immature pods and seeds are used as vegetables while Snack and main dishes are prepared f ...
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This article is very insightive, elaborate and nice. Kudos to Barin Lang. Hat tip's
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