Mature seeds of Sorghum contain proteins toxic to aflatoxin-producing Aspergillus flavus

Journal of Stored Products Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 339-343

  Ghosh, Modhumitha ^a   Ulaganathan, Kandasamy ^a  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

aflatoxin; Aspergillus flavus; fungal inhibition; proteins; Sorghum

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS;

EID: 0030265287     PISSN: 0022474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-474X(96)00027-6     Document Type: Article

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