Colonization of wounded peanut seeds by soil fungi: Selectivity for species from Aspergillus section Flavi

Mycologia

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 202-217

  Horn, Bruce W ^a  

^a NATIONAL PEANUT RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Arachis hypogaea; Aspergillus alliaceus; Aspergillus caelatus; Aspergillus flavus; Aspergillus niger; Aspergillus parasiticus; Aspergillus tamarii; Competitive saprophytic ability; Eupenicillium ochrosalmoneum; Fungal competition; Penicillium

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; FUNGAL DISEASE; LEGUME;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS ALLIACEUS; ASPERGILLUS CAELATUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; ASPERGILLUS TAMARII; CLONOSTACHYS; EUPENICILLIUM OCHROSALMONEUM; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; PENICILLIUM;

EID: 19444386446     PISSN: 00275514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15572536.2006.11832854     Document Type: Article

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