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Aspergillus ear rot and storage mold

Aspergillus ear rot and storage mold

Aspergillus ear rot

 

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Aspergillus ear rot and storage mold

Aspergillus flavus can produce aflatoxins. It is a olive-green, powdery mold. In Iowa, Aspergillus is much more common in hot, dry years. The fungus can be detected in corn because it produces compounds that are fluorescent under black light, but this method does not directly detect the presence of aflatoxins.

Aspergillus ear rot and storage mold

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Ear rot and mold problems (October 2001)


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Iowa State University Entomology Department. Last modified 10/22/04 by John VanDyk.