Table 2.
Incidence % and levels of contamination of T-2 and HT-2 toxins (as sum, μg/kg) in barley grain samples from Fiorenzuola d’Arda (PC), Italy, in the growing seasons of 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.
Growing Season | Number of Analyzed Samples | Positive Samples a | |||
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% | Mean | Median | Range | ||
2011 | 28 | 100 | 95 | 66 | 37–467 |
2012 | 48 | 59 | 70 | 40 | 39–518 |
2013 | 18 | 94 | 358 | 285 | 90–787 |
2014 | 13 | 92 | 271 | 276 | 76–466 |
a All samples with value > LOQ were considered to be positive (LOQ = 25 μg/kg for T-2 + HT-2).