Pak. J. Bot., 31(1): 227-230, 1999.

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	DETECTION OF AFLATOXIN IN ALMOND SEED ZAKIA BILGRAMI AND A. GHAFFAR Abstract: TLC technique and plug method were used for the detection of aflatoxin in almond seed. Of the 25 seed samples examined, 5 were found to be contaminated with aflatoxin B₁ (5.8-140 ug/kg) which included 2 samples that showed the presence of B₂ (7.0-140 u/kg) also. Out of 29 isolates of A.flavus tested, 9 showed the presence of aflatoxin B₁ with 1:2 ratio of toxigenic and non-toxigenic strains. Department of Botany University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan.

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