Table 3:
Probability values of seed quality parameter by year as affected by block, crop, and rotation within crop
1
.
Year
Source
Aspergillus
flavus
propagules (log transformed)
Aflatoxigenic propagules
Aspergillus
-infected seed (%)
Aflatoxin concentration (ng/g)
Fumonisin concentration (
μ
g/g)
Aflatoxin
concentration log transformed
2005
Block
0.57
0.58
0.36
0.34
0.088
*
Crop
***
*
***
***
***
***
Rotation
0.34
0.15
0.60
0.95
*
0.97
2006
Block
0.75
0.88
0.66
0.60
0.76
0.68
Crop
0.97
***
**
0.13
**
**
Rotation
0.39
0.84
0.23
0.81
0.93
1.0
2007
Block
**
0.31
0.43
0.42
0.47
0.17
Crop
*
0.22
0.17
0.34
0.20
0.41
Rotation
0.61
0.59
0.53
0.48
***
0.56
2008
Block
0.95
0.94
0.22
0.16
0.45
0.081
Crop
***
**
***
*
***
0.069
Rotation
0.79
0.19
0.41
0.34
0.78
0.90
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Levels of significance were as follows:
;
;
.