Mycotoxins in New Zealand maize: A study of some factors influencing contamination levels in grain

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 13-20

  Lauren, D R ^a   Jensen, D J ^a   Smith, W A ^a   Dow, B W ^a   Sayer, S T ^b  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Contamination; Deoxynivalenol; Fusarium; Hybrid susceptibility; Maize; Mycotoxins; Nivalenol; Time of harvest; Zea mays; Zearalenone

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001875315     PISSN: 01140671     EISSN: 11758783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01140671.1996.9513930     Document Type: Article

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