%0 Journal Article
%T Ascorbic acid status and aflatoxin production in ripe fruits of jujube infected with Aspergillus flavus
%A YASH PAUL SINGH and GEETA SUMBALI
%J Indian Phytopathology
%D 2012
%I 
%X Although eighteen different fungal species caused postharvest decay of jujube (Ziziphus mauritiana) fruits, only Aspergillus flavus infection was of significance. This post-harvest pathogen not only resulted in maximum loss of ascorbic acid from thefruit tissues but also induced aflatoxin production during pathogenesis. It was noted that approximately 85.7% of the A. flavus isolates associated with jujube decay were toxic.
%K Aspergillus. flavus
%K jujube fruits
%K aflatoxin
%K ascorbic acid
%K post-harvest
%U http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IPPJ/article/view/19189