Quality of Brazil nuts stored in forced aeration silos

ABSTRACT The traditional system of collection and storage of Brazil nut compromises seriously the quality of these almonds as it contributes to the high incidence of contaminants, like fungi of the genus Aspergillus, which can produce aflatoxins. In this study, the objective was to evaluate the infl...

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Main Authors: David Aquino da Costa, Virgínia de Souza Álvares, Roberta Martins Nogueira, Jorge Ferreira Kusdra, Vlayrton Tomé Maciel, Daniela Popim Miqueloni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal De Viçosa 2016-06-01
Series:Revista Ceres
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-737X2016000300305&lng=en&tlng=en