| Researcher(s) |
Liz Mann |
|---|---|
| Contact email | secretary@maizeaustralia.com.au |
| Contact phone | 0427 857 578 |
| Year(s) | 2023 |
| Contributor | Irrigated Cropping Council |
| Trial location(s) |
Tocumwal, NSW
|
The aim of this demonstration was to determine if growers could do an early hand sample and
test to see if their crop was suitable for markets that had strict limits on Aflatoxin and
Fumonisin.
Maize samples collected from crops in the Narandera and Leeton districts prior to harvest directly from the paddock and tested for Aflatoxin and Fumonison during the 2023/2024 harvest.
The 2023/2024 season did not appear to be favourable for high levels of Aflatoxin and Fumonisin.
All except one sample came in well below the current limits pre harvest, and were also well below at harvest.
The only sample that did come in slightly higher for Fumonisin from a hand sample came in below the limit once
harvested. This may have been due to a dilution e􀆯ect, or areas that did contain high levels did not actually make it through the header to the truck.
| Lead research organisation |
Irrigated Cropping Council |
|---|---|
| Host research organisation | N/A |
| Trial funding source | GRDC 2308_001SAX |
| Related program | N/A |
| Acknowledgments |
Maize Association members who volunteered their crops for testing |
| Other trial partners | Maize Association of Australia |
| Crop type | Cereal (Grain): Maize |
|---|---|
| Treatment type(s) |
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| Trial type | Demonstration |
| Trial design | Unreplicated |
| Sow date | Not specified |
|---|---|
| Harvest date | Not specified |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | Not specified |
SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
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