Cultural and Genetic Approaches to Managing Mycotoxins in Maize

Annual Review of Phytopathology

Volumn 41, Issue , 2003, Pages 99-116

  Munkvold, Gary P ^a  

^a PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxins; Deoxynivalenol; Fumonisins; Fusarium; Resistance

Indexed keywords

MYCOTOXINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; ZEA MAYS;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; GIBBERELLA; GIBBERELLA MONILIFORMIS; GIBBERELLA ZEAE; INSECTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0242406968     PISSN: 00664286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.phyto.41.052002.095510     Document Type: Review

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