Control of Fusarium moulds and fumonisin B1 in seeds by gamma-irradiation

Food Control

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1337-1342

  Aziz, Nagy H ^a   El Far, Ferial M ^b   Shahin, Azza A M ^a   Roushy, Souzan M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR RADIATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY   (Egypt)

^b ANIMAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Food irradiation; Food safety; Fumonisins; Fusarium; Gamma irradiation; Moulds; Mycotoxins; Seeds

Indexed keywords

FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM PROLIFERATUM; GIBBERELLA FUJIKUROI; HORDEUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34247601072     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2005.12.013     Document Type: Article

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