Poor storage of cereals, such as maize can lead to both nutritional losses and mycotoxin contamination. The aim of this study was to examine the respiration of maize either naturally contaminated or inoculated with Aspergillus ...

Blackheart (BH) is a physiological disorder of potato tubers in which internal tissue becomes discoloured during storage. The development of BH has been previously linked with general phenolic accumulation. In this study, ...