Inoculation techniques used to quantify aflatoxin resistance in corn

Journal of Toxicology - Toxin Reviews

Volumn 22, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 313-325

  Windham, Gary L ^a   Williams, W Paul ^a   Buckley, Paul M ^a   Abbas, Hamed K ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CONTAMINATION; CORN; CROP PRODUCTION; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENOTYPE; GERMPLASM; HOST RESISTANCE; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT FUNGUS INTERACTION; REPORTER GENE; REVIEW; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0042827534     PISSN: 07313837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/TXR-120024096     Document Type: Review

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