Advances in the development of host resistance in corn to aflatoxin contamination by Aspergillus flavus

Phytopathology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 113-117

  Brown, R L ^a   Chen, Z Y ^b   Cleveland, T E ^a   Russin, J S ^b  

^a SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Crop resistance; Mycotoxins; Preharvest aflatoxin elimination

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENOTYPE; HOST RESISTANCE; MAIZE; MYCOSIS; PLANT BREEDING; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; FUNGI; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032904779     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO.1999.89.2.113     Document Type: Short Survey

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