Susceptibility of date fruits (Phoenix dactylifera) to aflatoxin production

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 64-68

  Ahmed, Imad A ^a,c   Ahmed, Abdul Wahab K ^a   Robinson, Richard K ^b  

^a Ctrl Food Contr and Consult Lab   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c Central Food Control Laboratory   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

aflatoxin; Aspergillus parasiticus; date fruit

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA;

EID: 0030996403     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0010(199705)74:1<64::aid-jsfa774>3.0.co;2-x     Document Type: Article

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