01979cas a2200241 a 450000500170000000800410001703500150005810000230007324500890009626000520018530000100023749000270024750001520027450200570042652008860048365000180136970000450138770000480143270000470148071000860152781000590161385600650167220260818085122.0110914s1986    th uu|m rtt   0|  a1eng d  a.b101712411 aSinaga, Siti Morin10aControlled atmosphere storage to reduce microflora and aflatoxin production in maize  aBangkok :bAsian Institute of Technology,c1986  a61 p.1 aThesis ;vno. AE-86-26  aA thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, School of Environment, Resources and Development  aThesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1986  aMicroflora growth and production of aflatoxin on stored maize is a serious problem for maize producing countries and farm storage systems. Determination of the effect of modified atmosphere storage on maize was made under the modified atmosphere conditions of air, carbon dioxide and nitrogen. Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus higher as well as penicillium species were found to be predominant fungi that are seen in high temperature, high grain moisture content storage. The carbon dioxide and nitrogen storage were found to be effective in limiting initial growth of microflora and reducing the number of colonies during storage. No aflatoxin was found in both carbon dioxide and nitrogen storage while air storage had an increased aflatoxin content with increased storage duration. The germinability of the maize was also found to be lower under air storage than in gas storage.  0aCornxStorage1 aIllangantileke, Sarath G., eChairperson1 aJindal, Vinod Kumar,eExamination Committee1 aGupta, Chandra P., eExamination Committee2 aProject Implementation Unit Asian Development Bank (PIU-ADB), eScholarship Donor2 aAsian Institute of Technology.tThesis ;vno. AE-86-26  3Full-Textuhttp://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B19587