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Sodium Bicarbonate Inhibition of Aflatoxigenesis in Corn.

This study sought to determine if the ability of sodium bicarbonate and ammonium bicarbonate to inhibit aflatoxigenesis in microbiological media could be extended to corn systems. A method for applying bicarbonates evenly to corn was developed. Aflatoxin levels of sodium bicarbonate-treated (0.17 % wt/wt) corn were reduced to one-third those of untreated corn when both were inoculated with Aspergillus parasiticus spores and incubated at 30°C for three weeks. While both sodium and ammonium bicarbonate reduced the amount of fungal growth, only sodium bicarbonate reduced aflatoxin production.