Manual Sorting to Eliminate Aflatoxin from Peanuts

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1879-1884

  Galvez, F C F ^a   Francisco, M L D L ^a   Villarino, B J ^a   Lustre, A O ^b   Resurreccion, A V A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES   (Philippines)

^b Food Development Center   (Philippines)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; FUNGI;

EID: 0142031562     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-66.10.1879     Document Type: Article

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