Table 4.
Concentrations (pg/µl) of mycotoxigenic Fusarium spp. DNA in (a) raw whole grain, and (b) processed sorghum and pearl millet samples as determined with qPCR
| (a) Raw whole grain sorghum and pearl millet | (b) Processed sorghum and pearl millet | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample | F. verticillioides | F. proliferatum | F. graminearum | Sample | F. verticillioides | F. proliferatum | F. graminearum |
| NAM-1S | ND | ND | ND | NAM-11S | 2.76 ± 0.05a | ND | 0.11 ± 0.05a |
| NAM-2S | ND | ND | ND | NAM-12S | 1.24 ± 0.47b | ND | ND |
| NAM-3S | ND | ND | ND | NAM-13S | 9.60 ± 1.98c | ND | ND |
| NAM-4S | ND | ND | ND | NAM-14S | 1.52 ± 0.17b | ND | ND |
| NAM-5S | ND | ND | ND | NAM-15S | ND | ND | ND |
| NAM-6S | ND | ND | ND | NAM-16S | 1.49 ± 0.21b | ND | ND |
| NAM-7S | ND | ND | ND | NAM-24S | 0.06 ± 2.02d | 0.60 ± 0.50a | ND |
| NAM-8S | ND | ND | ND | NAM-25S | 0.70 ± 0.18e | ND | ND |
| NAM-9S | ND | ND | ND | NAM-26S | 16.69 ± 2.50f | 0.37 ± 0.30a | ND |
| NAM-10S | ND | ND | ND | NAM-27S | 4.08 ± 1.47 g | 0.59 ± 0.60a | 0.11 ± 0.16a |
| NAM-1M | ND | ND | ND | NAM-18M | 1.31 ± 0.20d | ND | ND |
| NAM-2M | 0.08 ± 0.00a | ND | ND | NAM-19M | 0.30 ± 0.10e | ND | ND |
| NAM-3M | 0.10 ± 0.00b | ND | ND | NAM-20M | 0.66 ± 0.27f | ND | ND |
| NAM-4M | ND | ND | ND | NAM-21M | 0.69 ± 0.03f | ND | ND |
| NAM-5M | ND | ND | ND | NAM-22M | 0.36 ± 0.02 g | ND | ND |
| NAM-6M | ND | ND | ND | NAM-23M | 0.62 ± 0.30f | ND | 0.04 ± 0.00a |
| NAM-7M | ND | ND | ND | NAM-29M | ND | ND | ND |
| NAM-8M | ND | ND | ND | NAM-30M | 0.11 ± 0.00 h | ND | ND |
| NAM-9M | ND | ND | ND | NAM-31M | 0.60 ± 0.56abdefh | ND | 0.02 ± 0.01b |
| NAM-10M | ND | ND | ND | NAM-32M | 0.52 ± 0.18efg | ND | ND |
| – | – | – | – | NAM-33M | 0.35 ± 0.16efg | ND | ND |
Values represent means of triplicate determinations ± standard deviations. ND none detected. Statistical significant (P < 0.05) differences between rows are indicated with different letters