Impact of essential oils on growth rate, zearalenone and deoxynivalenol production by Fusarium graminearum under different temperature and water activity conditions in maize grain

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 716-724

  Velluti, A ^a   Sanchis, V ^a   Ramos, A J ^a   Turon, C ^a   Marin S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Deoxynivalenol; Essential oils; Fusarium graminearum; Maize; Water activity; Zearalenone

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); GRAIN GROWTH; GROWTH RATE;

ANTIFUNGALS; CONDITION; DEOXYNIVALENOL; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; F. GRAMINEARUM; FUSARIUM GRAMINEARUM; INHIBITORY EFFECT; MAIZE; WATER ACTIVITY; ZEARALENONE;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

CINNAMON OIL; CLOVE OIL; ESSENTIAL OIL; FUNGICIDE; LEMONGRASS OIL; OREGANO OIL; PALMAROSE OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOMITOXIN; WATER; ZEARALENONE;

ESSENTIAL OIL;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CLOVE; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUSARIUM GRAMINEARUM; GROWTH RATE; IRRADIATION; MAIZE; OREGANO; PALMAROSE; PLANT; PLANT GROWTH; TEMPERATURE;

CINNAMOMUM VERUM; CYMBOPOGON; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM GRAMINEARUM; GIBBERELLA ZEAE; ORIGANUM VULGARE; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 1842453728     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2004.02212.x     Document Type: Article

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