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. 2020 Jun 26;12(6):423. doi: 10.3390/toxins12060423

Table 3.

Concentrations of mycotoxins in investigated rye samples in different varieties.

DON NIV 3ADON MAS DAS T2 HT2 ZEN OTA
KWS Binntto hybrid rye
Number of samples 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Positive (%) 87 20 7 7 0 67 60 47 0
Mean (µg/kg) 24.1 b <LOQ <LOD <LOD <LOD 1.06 c 4.01 c 1.13 d <LOD
Mean positive (µg/kg) 27.8 15.0 <LOQ 3.07 <LOD 1.59 6.69 2.42 <LOD
Median (µg/kg) 12.1 <LOD <LOD <LOD <LOD <LOQ <LOQ <LOD <LOD
Maximum (µg/kg) 136.7 26.4 <LOQ 3.07 <LOD 5.42 23.9 10.2 <LOD
KWS Serafino Hybrid Rye
Number of samples 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Positive (%) 93 7 0 7 0 60 53 40 7
Mean (µg/kg) 28.4 c <LOD <LOD <LOD <LOD 0.80 a 2.03 b 0.35 a <LOQ
Mean positive (µg/kg) 30.4 4.65 <LOD <LOQ <LOD 1.34 3.81 0.87 2.75
Median (µg/kg) 9.05 <LOD <LOD <LOD <LOD 0.65 <LOQ <LOD <LOD
Maximum (µg/kg) 210.7 4.65 <LOD <LOQ <LOD 3.00 9.88 3.28 2.75
Dańkowskie Granat Population Rye
Number of samples 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Positive (%) 87 7 0 7 0 60 53 53 7
Mean (µg/kg) 19.3 a <LOD <LOD <LOD <LOD 0.86 b <LOQ a 0.59 b <LOD
Mean positive (µg/kg) 22.3 5.58 <LOD <LOQ <LOD 1.43 3.42 1.10 <LOQ
Median (µg/kg) 7.83 <LOD <LOD <LOD <LOD <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ <LOD
Maximum (µg/kg) 96.6 5.58 <LOD <LOQ <LOD 5.62 6.51 3.64 <LOQ
Farm Saved Seed Population Rye
Number of samples 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Positive (%) 93 7 7 7 0 67 60 40 0
Mean (µg/kg) 43.5 d <LOD <LOD <LOD <LOD 1.21 d 4.04 c 0.70 c <LOD
Mean positive (µg/kg) 46.7 <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ <LOD 1.82 6.73 1.75 <LOD
Median (µg/kg) 11.3 <LOD <LOD <LOD <LOD <LOQ <LOQ <LOD <LOD
Maximum (µg/kg) 354.1 <LOQ <LOQ <LOQ <LOD 6.63 29.76 6.79 <LOD

For the calculation, the results below the LOD value were set as zero, whereas the results comprising between the LOD and the LOQ were set as the LOQ value for each mycotoxin. Mean concentrations in the same column with different letters a-d are significantly different (α = 0.05).