tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4541703279082624205.post6893951417096236611..comments2024-03-04T05:51:28.885-08:00Comments on Applied Mythology: Eight Technologies Keeping A Carcinogen Out of Your FoodSteve Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04408822620071396633noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4541703279082624205.post-39063442646745890052013-02-27T19:13:30.351-08:002013-02-27T19:13:30.351-08:00Aurora,
With sweet corn you are pretty safe. Beca...Aurora,<br />With sweet corn you are pretty safe. Because it is immature and does not have much oil content, it isn't much of an issue for aflatoxin even if there is some pretty yucky insect damage. It can be infected with a Fusarium that produces "vomitoxin" so just make sure to cut off the damaged part an inch or more below where you see any damage or decay. Again, you are not at risk there from the seriously nasty toxins.<br /><br />As for nuts you might grow, just look for any sign of mold. If they are your own nuts if the outer husk or shell looks compromised, or if the meat of the nut looks funny, avoid it (I did that back when we had a walnut tree by our trailer back in grad school.)Steve Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04408822620071396633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4541703279082624205.post-73007917966093911282013-02-27T10:51:06.295-08:002013-02-27T10:51:06.295-08:00Do you have any information on how a homeowner can...Do you have any information on how a homeowner can screen her garden produce (sweet corn and peanuts)and tree nuts (pecans and hazelnuts) for the mycotoxins. Is visible mold a reliable indicator? Is it safe to break off the corn earworm inhabited end of an ear of corn and eat the clean end?Auroranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4541703279082624205.post-79118267126772763412013-01-21T09:25:28.836-08:002013-01-21T09:25:28.836-08:00When corn is drought stressed, it becomes more sus...When corn is drought stressed, it becomes more susceptible to infection of the silks even without insect damage. Drought tolerant hybrids will be less stressed under the same conditions and thus less likely to be infected. There are limits to this depending on how extreme the droughtSteve Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04408822620071396633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4541703279082624205.post-71987976089306446612013-01-21T04:29:55.114-08:002013-01-21T04:29:55.114-08:00very interesting, thanks Steve. Quick question, yo...very interesting, thanks Steve. Quick question, you don't explain why the drought resistant character helps preventing infections. I understand the mechanism with Bt crops but drought resistant, I fail to see why. shamhttp://blogs.univ-poitiers.fr/n-yeganefar/noreply@blogger.com