This study was carried out to survey the mycoflora of maize grain stored in the
autumn season in 2011. Special attention to was paid to Fusariumverticillioides and
detection of chemical analysis on the toxins Fumonisin(FUM) and zearalenone
(ZEA) p
roduced from F.verticilloides in three locations for the receipt and storage
of grain in Deirezzor and Raqqa and Hasaka. The results showed that maize kernels
discolored in rate of between 28.9, 32.5 and 36.4% respectively in Hasaka,
Deirezzor and Raqqa. There was a positive coloration between maize kernels
discolored and grain moisture percent. Microbial analysis showed associated fungi
were Penicillium spp. (40.2%), Aspergillus spp. (37.4%), Fusariumspp. (12.6%),
Rhizopus spp. (4.5%), Mucor spp. (3.8%) and Alternaria spp. (1.4%). F.
verticillioides was the most frequency of Fusarium spp. Rates 83.8, 78.9 and 82.0%
respectively in Deirezzor, Raqqa and Hasaka.Toxins (FUM) in Deirezzor was
between 0.6 -5.3 mg / kg, and between 0.9 - 6.7 mg / kg in Raqqa, and from 0.2 to -
2.3 mg / kg in Hasaka, while Toxins (ZEA) were between 0.2-2.1, -0.5 7.6 and
0.03-0.8 mg / kg respectively in the three locations.Chromatographic analysis
showed that the isolation of 42 out of 60 isolates of F. verticillioides was producing
Toxins (FUM), were more isolates producing isolates Raqqa by 80%, in Deirezzor
70% and 60%. In Hasaka.
The objectives of this research were to study the effect of moisture content
and temperature of corn stored in where-houses and out-doors for production
and determination of Aflatoxin B1 in Syria.
200 tons of corn crops was used for our experiment
, and was divided 100
tons each for storage out-doors and in-doors respectively according to General
Company of Feed Stuff in Syria. Samples had been taken for 12 months by
using stratified random sampling method.
