Aspergillus flavus infection and aflatoxin contamination of preharvest maize in Benin

Plant Disease

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1323-1327

  Setamou M ^a   Cardwell, K F ^a   Schulthess, F ^a   Hell, K ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Benin)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; MUSSIDIA; MUSSIDIA NIGRIVENELLA; ZEA MAYS; ASPERGILLUS;

EID: 1842415382     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.1997.81.11.1323     Document Type: Article

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