Impact of agronomic factors on aflatoxin contamination in preharvest field corn in Northeastern Mexico

Plant Disease

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 988-993

  Rodriguez Del Bosque, L A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES FORESTALES   (Mexico)

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EID: 0029824532     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PD-80-0988     Document Type: Article

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