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Table 3 Concentrations of aflatoxins contaminated maize samples as determined by thin layer chromatography

From: Fungal infection and aflatoxin contamination in maize collected from Gedeo zone, Ethiopia

Sample no.

Concentration of aflatoxins (ppb)

Sample no.

Concentration of aflatoxins (ppb)

Sample no.

Concentration of aflatoxins (ppb)

MS1

43

MS26

56

MS51

35

MS2

36

MS27

51

MS52

44

MS3

51

MS28

34

MS53

36

MS4

44

MS29

37

MS54

44

MS5

39

MS30

52

MS55

65

MS6

45

MS31

51

MS56

52

MS7

57

MS32

62

MS57

49

MS8

57

MS33

36

MS58

52

MS9

35

MS34

47

MS59

78

MS10

48

MS35

48

MS60

76

MS11

52

MS36

61

MS61

81

MS12

48

MS37

44

MS62

85

MS13

55

MS38

31

MS63

62

MS14

36

MS39

51

MS64

83

MS15

75

MS40

46

MS65

54

MS16

48

MS41

42

MS66

65

MS17

59

MS42

43

MS67

43

MS18

57

MS43

65

MS68

31

MS19

37

MS44

39

MS69

35

MS20

55

MS45

51

MS70

52

MS21

45

MS46

44

MS71

54

MS22

52

MS47

35

MS72

74

MS23

63

MS48

43

MS73

81

MS24

46

MS49

47

MS74

43

MS25

55

MS50

51

MS75

31

MS76

45

MS101

51

MS126

46

MS77

53

MS102

52

MS127

44

MS78

51

MS103

61

MS128

45

MS79

68

MS104

48

MS129

48

MS80

64

MS105

45

MS130

51

MS81

59

MS106

42

MS131

44

MS82

56

MS107

42

MS132

81

MS83

48

MS108

62

MS133

52

MS84

37

MS109

91

MS134

41

MS85

51

MS110

58

MS135

60

MS86

51

MS111

57

MS136

79

MS87

30

MS112

59

MS137

75

MS88

41

MS113

56

MS138

61

MS89

32

MS114

52

MS139

87

MS90

64

MS115

60

MS140

82

MS91

47

MS116

54

MS141

60

MS92

86

MS117

51

MS142

51

MS93

54

MS118

53

MS143

35

MS94

62

MS119

47

MS144

32

MS95

34

MS120

60

MS145

51

MS96

38

MS121

57

MS146

42

MS97

56

MS122

48

MS147

51

MS98

52

MS123

54

MS148

20

MS99

65

MS124

42

MS149

58

MS100

69

MS125

41

MS150

48

  1. Aflatoxins concentrations were quantified by comparing with the standards developed on thin layer chromatography. Detection limit for aflatoxins was 2–200 ppb