Gloria Chinasa NNAMANI
Soybean Research Programme, National Cereals Research Institute,
P. M. B 8, Badeggi,
Niger State – Nigeria
Andrew Shema GANA
Plant Breeding and Seed Science, Federal University of Technology,
Minna, Niger State – Nigeria.
3 Federal Polytechnic, Bida, Niger State – Nigeria
Aondover SHAAHU
Soybean Research Programme, National Cereals Research Institute,
P. M. B 8, Badeggi,
Niger State – Nigeria
Titus Saanmoiyol MSAAKPA
Plant Breeding and Seed Science, Federal University of Agriculture,
Makurdi, Benue State – Nigeria
Prince Chisom LEMIBE
Soybean Research Programme, National Cereals Research Institute,
P. M. B 8, Badeggi,
Niger State – Nigeria
Maxwell Arinze NNAMANI
Federal Polytechnic, Bida, Niger State – Nigeria
Emmanuel Obinna NWANYANWU
Teesside University, Middlesbrough – United Kingdom
https://doi.org/10.47743/jpd.2021.28.1.855
Keywords: Aflatoxin, human, livestock, soybean,
substrate.
Abstract: Aflatoxin is widely known as human
and animal carcinogen that can contaminate food and feed stuffs.
It is also known as a major food quality problems all over the
world. Aflatoxins are group of naturally occurring mycotoxins
that are mainly produced by fungus Aspergillus flavus
and Aspergillus parasiticus. There are seven (7) major
groups of mycotoxins reported, which produced by different species
of toxigenic fungal genus. The production of mycotoxins from these
toxigenic fungi based on the surrounding intrinsic and extrinsic
environments. These groups of mycotoxins that contaminates grains,
foods and animal feeds are known as Aflatoxin, Trichothecene,
Ochratoxins, Ergot alkaloid (Ergolin), Zearalenone, Patulin and
Fumonisins. These mycotoxins could cause health hazards and death
for human and animals by affecting the mammalian cells, causing
some problems in normal cell function and a wide variety of clinical
symptoms of diseases. These seven groups of mycotoxin are varied
in their toxicity depending on the infection host i.e. human or
animal, and also the immunity of human and animals. Soybean is
an important food and nutritional security crop world widely.
It is also promoted due to its potentiality in proteins for both
adults as an infant weaning food.
How to cite this article:
NNAMANI G. C., GANA A. S., SHAAHU A., MSAAKPA T. S., LEMIBE P.
C., NNAMANI M. A. & NWANYANWU E. O. 2021. Effects of aflatoxin
on soybean. J. Plant Develop. 28:
161-168.
https://doi.org/10.47743/jpd.2021.28.1.855
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