Aspergillus species and mycotoxins in figs from California orchards

Plant Disease

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 484-489

  Doster, M A ^a   Michailides, T J ^a   Morgan, D P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Eurotium spp.; Ficus carica

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001179169     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PD-80-0484     Document Type: Article

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