Epidemiology of mycotoxigenic fungi associated with Fusarium ear blight and apple blue mould: A review

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 290-301

  Xu, Xiang Ming ^a   Berrie, A M ^a  

^a EAST MALLING RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apple; Control; Epidemiology; FEB; Fusarium; Mycotoxins; Penicillium; Resistance; Wheat

Indexed keywords

MYCOTOXIN;

APPLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; BIOMASS; CROP PRODUCTION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FORECASTING; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; FUNGAL PLANT DISEASE; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS; FUSARIUM HEAD BLIGHT; HARVESTING; HEALTH HAZARD; HOST RESISTANCE; HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY; INCIDENCE; INOCULATION; LIFE CYCLE; MOULD; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TOXICITY TESTING;

FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FUSARIUM; MALUS; MYCOSES; MYCOTOXINS; PLANT DISEASES; TRITICUM;

FUNGI; FUSARIUM; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 19444383861     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652030500058353     Document Type: Review

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