| Author(s) | Abdullah M. Al-Falih and Mohammed Z. Al-Julaifi* |
| Affiliation | Department of Science (Biology), Teachers College in Riyadh, P.O. Box 4341. Riyadh 11491, Saudi Arabia. *National Agriculture and Water Research Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Water, P.O. Box 31623, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Title | Mycoflora and Aflatoxins Producing Fungi of Cotton Seed Cake in Saudi Arabia |
| Source | Journal of King Saud University. Agricultural Sciences. Volume 15, No 1. (2003/1423) |
| Abstract | Abstract. Cotton seed cake were collected from different dairy farms at Riyadh region, Saudi Arabia. The fungal flora and the potentiality of aflatoxins production in cotton seed cake were tested. A total number of 41 fungal species belonging to 11 genera were isolated from the cottonseed. Aspergillus, Penicillium and Alternaria were the most common genera. Cotton seed cake in Saudi Arabia had a high concentration of aflatoxin B1. While neither aflatoxin G1 nor aflatoxin G2 were detected. Keywords: Aflatoxins, cotton seed cake, animal feeds, fungi. |
