Efficacy of Euphorbia splendens and Leonotis nepetaefolia on aflatoxin producing fungi Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1473-1475

  Abubacker, M N ^a   Ramanathan, R ^a  

^a NATIONAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Aspergillus flavus; Aspergillus parasiticus; Euphorbia splendens; Fungi; Leonotis nepetaefolia

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXINS; BIOASSAY; GROWTH KINETICS; SEED;

FLOWER EXTRACTS;

FUNGI;

AFLATOXINS; ASPERGILLUS; EUPHORBIA; LAMIACEAE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; EUPHORBIA; FUNGI; LEONOTIS;

EID: 0344736671     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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