Comparison of kernel wax from corn genotypes resistant or susceptible to Aspergillus flavus

Phytopathology

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 529-533

  Russin, J S ^a   Guo, B Z ^a   Tubajika, K M ^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

food safety; mycotoxin; pericarp; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030973776     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO.1997.87.5.529     Document Type: Article

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