The influence of storage practices on aflatoxin contamination in maize in four agroecological zones of Benin, West Africa

Journal of Stored Products Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 365-382

  Hell, K ^a   Cardwell, K F ^a   Setamou, M ^b   Poehling, H M ^b  

^a Intl Inst Trop Agric (IITA) P   (Benin)

^b LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Maize; Pests; Storage structures; Storage systems; West Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033926841     PISSN: 0022474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-474X(99)00056-9     Document Type: Article

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