Table 2.
Aflatoxin accumulation in the developing maize kernels of resistant (Mp313E × Mp717) and a susceptible (GA209 × T173) hybrids inoculated with Aspergillus flavus in 2014 (21 days after pollination).
| Days after |
Aflatoxin (μg/kg) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Inoculation | GA209 × T173 | Mp313E × Mp717 |
| 3 | 0 ± 0 | 0 ± 0 |
| 4 | 0 ± 0 | 1 ± 2 |
| 5 | 0 ± 0 | 2 ± 3 |
| 6 | 0 ± 0 | 2 ± 4 |
| 7 | 0 ± 0 | 2 ± 3 |
| 8 | 18 ± 9 | 8 ± 13 |
| 9 | 4 ± 4 | 2 ± 3 |
| 10 | 10 ± 17 | 66 ± 45 |
| 12 | 235 ± 261* | 643 ± 706 |
| 14 | 2545 ± 738 | 0 ± 0 |
| 16 | 248 ± 394 | 150 ± 259 |
| 18 | 1856 ± 1418 | 578 ± 382 |
| 20 | 4688 ± 748* | 146 ± 218 |
| 22 | 1996 ± 1212 | 254 ± 148 |
| 24 | 5745 ± 1424* | 507 ± 717 |
∗An asterisk indicates significant (P ≤ 0.05) differences between susceptible and resistant maize hybrids for individual harvest dates.