Inducers of aflatoxin biosynthesis from colonized maize kernels are generated by an amylase activity from Aspergillus flavus

Phytopathology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 164-169

  Woloshuk, C P ^a   Cavaletto, J R ^a   Cleveland, T E ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031052422     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO.1997.87.2.164     Document Type: Article

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