Abstract
Each 10kg of high moisture maize kernels (moisture content (mc) 29.1%) inoculated with Aspergillus flavus was packed in various kinds of package. Every bag was sealed with string so as to make the air space to be as little as possible. In traditional jute bag and fabricated polypropylene (PP) bag, A. flavus infection occurred completely within 4 to 6 days. Thick polyethylene (PE) bag (125μm thick) and high density PE bag (40μm thick) perfectly in hibited the growth of A, fiavus for over 20 days and no aflatoxin was detected. Wet maize kernels with various maturity levels and mc (97 to 125 days after planting and mc 21.3% to 33.4%) were also prevented from A. flavus infection completely in the thick PE bag.
