Control of food-borne fungi by essential oils from local spices in Nigeria

Acta Phytopathologica et Entomologica Hungarica

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 91-97

  Nwaiwu, M Y ^a   Imo, E O ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Essential oils; Food borne fungi; Nigerian spices

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; ESSENTIAL OIL; FUNGUS;

NIGERIA;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; MONODORA MYRISTICA; MUCOR HIEMALIS; PIPER GUINEESE; XYLOPIA AETHIOPICA;

EID: 0033403784     PISSN: 02381249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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