Alternaria toxins in weather-damaged wheat and sorghum in the 1995-1996 Australian harvest

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1249-1255

  Webley, D J ^a   Jackson, K L ^a   Mullins, J D ^a   Hocking, A D ^b   Pitt, J I ^b  

^a Academy of Grain Technology   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Altenariol; Altenariol monomethyl ether; Black point; Black tip; Tenuazonic acid

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALANCE; FUNGAL PATHOGEN; SORGHUM; TOXIN; WHEAT;

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ALTERNARIA INFECTORIA; ALTERNATA ALTERNATA; FUNGI; LEWIA INFECTORIA; POACEAE; SORGHUM BICOLOR; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0030684060     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/A97005     Document Type: Article

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