Aflatoxin reduction in corn through field application of competitive fungi

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 650-656

  Dorner, Joe W ^a   Cole, Richard J ^a   Wicklow, Donald T ^b  

^a NATIONAL PEANUT RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; FUNGUS DETECTION; MAIZE; PLANT PATHOGEN INTERACTION; SOIL INOCULATION; STRAIN IMPROVEMENT;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; FUNGI; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0033152893     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-62.6.650     Document Type: Article

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