Mycotoxins in agriculture and food safety

Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 235-244

  Sweeney, M J ^a   White, S ^a   Dobson, A D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Aflatoxins; Molecular detection; Ochratoxin A

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034381511     PISSN: 07916833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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