The use of powder and essential oil of Cymbopogon citratus against mould deterioration and aflatoxin contamination of 'egusi' melon seeds

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 20-30

  Bankole, S A ^a   Joda, A O ^a   Ashidi, J S ^a  

^a OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; FUNGICIDE; VEGETABLE OIL;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CUCUMBER; CYMBOPOGON; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; PENICILLIUM; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; POWDER;

AFLATOXINS; AGRICULTURE; ASPERGILLUS; CUCURBITACEAE; CYMBOPOGON; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; PENICILLIUM; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT OILS; POWDERS; SEEDS;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS TAMARII; CITRUS LIMON; CUCUMIS; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM CITRINUM;

EID: 15244340589     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.200410435     Document Type: Article

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