Effect of water activity and temperature on growth and the relationship between fumonisin production and the radial growth of Fusarium verticillioides and Fusarium proliferatum on corn

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1054-1059

  Samapundo, Simbarashe ^a   Devliehgere, Frank ^a   De Meulenaer, Bruno ^a   Debevere, Johan ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM PROLIFERATUM; GIBBERELLA MONILIFORMIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 18444372970     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-68.5.1054     Document Type: Article

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