Population ecology of Aspergillus flavus associated with Mississippi Delta soils

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1102-1108

  Zablotowicz, R M ^a   Abbas, H K ^a   Locke, M A ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b USDA ARS NATIONAL SEDIMENTATION LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Aspergillus flavus; Fusarium spp; Maize (corn; Soil ecology; Zea mays L.)

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; NITRATE; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FUSARIUM; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL POLLUTION; TOXIN SYNTHESIS; UNITED STATES;

AFLATOXINS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; FUSARIUM; MISSISSIPPI; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; ZEA MAYS;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; FUNGI; FUSARIA; FUSARIUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34748888270     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652030701546198     Document Type: Conference Paper

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