Decontamination of aflatoxin-contaminated maize by dehulling

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 85, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 2535-2538

  Siwela, Andrew H ^a   Siwela, Mthulisi ^b   Matindi, Gibson ^a   Dube, Shadreck ^a   Nziramasanga, Nozipho ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c Chemistry and Soils Research Institute   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Decontamination; Dehulling; Maize

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 29844457988     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.2288     Document Type: Article

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