Biocontrol of aflatoxin in corn by inoculation with non-aflatoxigenic Aspergillus flavus isolates

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 437-449

  Abbas, Hamed ^a   Zablotowicz, Robert ^a   Bruns, H Arnold ^a   Abel, Craig ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

aflatoxigenic strains; Aspergillus flavus; biocompetition; biological control; Corn (maize, Zea mays L.); non aflatoxigenic strains

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FUNGAL DISEASE; MAIZE;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33745172119     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: 13600478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583150500532477     Document Type: Article

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