Resistance to aflatoxin contamination in corn as influenced by relative humidity and kernel germination

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 276-281

  Guo, B Z ^a   Russin, J S ^a   Brown, R L ^b   Cleveland, T E ^b   Widstrom, N W ^c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillus flavus; Food safety; Induced resistance; Inhibitor; Maize; Mycotoxin; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; FUNGI; ZEA MAYS;

AFLATOXIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMIDITY; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT SEED;

AFLATOXINS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; GENOTYPE; GERMINATION; HUMIDITY; SEEDS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030088668     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-59.3.276     Document Type: Article

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