THE IMPACT OF CRUDE AFLATOXIN B1 ON PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL PROCESSES IN MAIZE ( ZEA MAYS L. ) VARIETIES
Journal Title: International Journal of Applied and Natural Sciences - Year 2019, Vol 8, Issue 4
Abstract
Aflatoxin B1 was extracted from a locally isolated strain of Aspergillus flavus and applied to three commonly available varieties of maize ( Zea mays L.) viz : Ganga 5, Nutan 517 & Nutan 101. An inhibition in seed germination between 24.0 to 38.7%, maximum being in case of Nutan 101, was recorded. Seedling growth, comprising root and shoot lengths also had a marked reduction in all the three varieties. The Suppression in root length was between 25% to 33.0% and shoot length 21.4 to 27.6%. The synthesis of chlorophyll in the emerging leaf and the protein contents in the treated seeds also recorded a significant reduction. The depletion was 45.3, 27.8 and 45.4% for total chlorophyll and 52.8, 31.6 and 46.7% for protein formation in Ganga 5, Nutan 517 and Nutan 101. respectively
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Manish kumar, Ahmad Masood, Rajnish Kumar
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