What levels of potentially toxic seed should be allowed in grains in South Africa? I. Background and pyrrolizidine alkaloid-containing plants

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 99, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 337-344

  Eloff, J N ^a   Jansen Van Rijssen, F W ^b   Naude T W ^a   Joubert, J P J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (South Africa)

^c ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

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TOXIN;

CROTALARIA;

EID: 0242575057     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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